US Navy’s Final Satellite in MUOS Constellation Launches Successfully
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DefenceTalkThe Navy’s fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite launched at 10:30 a.m. EDT, June 24, from Space Launch Complex 41 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket in the 551 launch vehicle configuration. MUOS-5 is an on-orbit spare and the final satellite in the five-satellite MUOS constellation. The satellite is successfully responding to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navys-final-satellite-in-muos-constellation-launches-successfully-67726/
Manpack Radios in Arctic Connect with MUOS Satellites Orbiting Equator
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DefenceTalkTwo General Dynamics C4 Systems-developed AN/PRC-155 two-channel Manpack radios successfully completed secure voice and data calls from Alaska and the Arctic Circle, using the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) waveform to connect with the MUOS satellite and ground communications network. The demonstration’s success is a significant operational milestone for the PRC-155 Manpack radio. “Exposed to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/manpack-radios-in-arctic-connect-with-muos-satellites-orbiting-equator-49675/