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July 11, 2014

Third MUOS satellite heads for final checkout
Sunnyvale, Calif. (UPI) Jul 10, 2013
A third Mobile User Objective System satellite for the U.S. Navy has completed environmental testing and is now entering the final checkout stage before launch. Lockheed Martin said that in the environmental tests, the satellite was placed in the company's Dual Entry Large Thermal Altitude chamber, a vacuum chamber that simulates space. The MUOS was then subjected to intense extremes of hot and cold. "We are committed to quality, and our rigorous environmental testing regimen ensu ... read more

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