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Space

Space Force Launches Final Advanced EHF Payload and First Ever NATSEC Mission

By Vivienne Machi

Thursday, March 26th, 2020

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Space Force Launches Final Advanced EHF Payload and First Ever NATSEC Mission

The Space Force successfully launched the sixth and final Advanced EHF satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket March 26, 2020. (Screenshot: United Launch Alliance).

The Space Force successfully launched the sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) payload March 26, as the final satellite in the protected satellite communications constellation and the first national security mission launched since the new branch’s establishment last year. The AEHF satellite built by Lockheed Martin [LMT] was launched on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. ULA is a joint launch venture between Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin. The system was the first satellite to be delivered to…

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