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May 15, 2013

US Navy and Lockheed Martin Deliver Newest Secure Communications Satellite for Mobile Users
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) May 15, 2013
The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin have delivered the second Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) spacecraft to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., where it will be prepared for a July liftoff aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. MUOS vastly improves current secure mobile satellite communications. It links mobile users for the first time to a powerful voice and data system that delivers high speeds and streaming data, similar to consumer smartphone capabilities. The complete constella ... read more

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