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Air Force

Newest Air Force Communications Satellite Now On Orbit, Being Readied For Use

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Thursday, October 25th, 2007

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The Air Force says the first of its Boeing [BA]-built Wideband Global Satellite Communications (WGS) spacecraft was successfully launched into orbit recently, beginning the process of placing a modern constellation in space by early next decade to replace the service's aging on-orbit communications infrastructure. Following a series of orbital maneuvers and on-orbit testing, the satellite is expected to begin service in early 2008, Boeing said yesterday. This first WGS spacecraft, designated SV-1, will provide a 10-fold increase in telecommunications capacity…

Missile Defense

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Missile Defense

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Space

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Congress

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