Space Industry and Business News  
TECH SPACE
Multi-Beam Antenna Integrated With First MUOS Satellite

-
by Staff Writers
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Feb 25, 2010
Employees at Lockheed Martin's facilities in Sunnyvale, Calif., inspect the first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite following the successful integration of the Multi Beam Antenna (MBA) with the spacecraft system module and core structure.

Preparations are now underway to begin environmental testing of the fully integrated satellite, which will provide assured communications, including simultaneous voice, video and data, for mobile warfighters.

The first MUOS satellite, along with the associated ground system, are scheduled for on-orbit hand-over to the Navy in 2011.



Share This Article With Planet Earth
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit
YahooMyWebYahooMyWeb GoogleGoogle FacebookFacebook



Related Links
Lockheed Martin
Space Technology News - Applications and Research



Memory Foam Mattress Review
Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News


MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
JFCC-Space Continues To Support Haiti Mission
Vandenberg AFB CA (AFNS) Feb 19, 2010
Vandenberg AFB CA (AFNS) Feb 19, 2010 Members of the Joint Functional Component Command for Space here are continuing to support relief efforts in Haiti by providing space effects such as satellite communications and position timing and navigation services. At any given time, up to 200 personnel, including the JFCC-Space staff, Joint Space Operations Center and JFCC-Space tactical units, ... read more







The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2010 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement