AEHF military communications satellites
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The AEHF military communications satellites are a constellation of secure, jam-resistant U.S. Air Force spacecraft that provide global, survivable, high-capacity communications for military forces and national leaders.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellites | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. military space system
ⓘ
military communications satellite constellation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AEHF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellationSizePlanned | 6 satellites ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverage | global, pole-to-pole ⓘ |
| designedFor | operations in contested electromagnetic environments ⓘ |
| feature |
global coverage
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high-capacity data throughput ⓘ jam-resistant communications ⓘ nuclear-survivable communications ⓘ |
| fifthSatellite | AEHF-5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstLaunchDate | 2010-08-14 ⓘ |
| firstSatellite | AEHF-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerOperator | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthSatellite | AEHF-4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequencyBand |
EHF band
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SHF band (cross-banding) ⓘ |
| internationalPartner |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Other allied nations via agreements ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicleUsed |
Atlas V rocket
NERFINISHED
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Delta IV rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed Martin Space Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Space Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType | geosynchronous orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. protected SATCOM architecture ⓘ |
| payloadProvider | Northrop Grumman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programStart | 1990s ⓘ |
| providesServiceTo |
U.S. Department of Defense
NERFINISHED
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U.S. strategic nuclear forces ⓘ U.S. tactical military forces ⓘ international partner nations ⓘ national command authority ⓘ |
| purpose |
secure military communications
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strategic communications for national leadership ⓘ tactical communications for deployed forces ⓘ |
| replaces | Milstar satellite constellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondSatellite | AEHF-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sixthSatellite | AEHF-6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorTo | Milstar II satellites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
high data rate services
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low data rate services ⓘ medium data rate services ⓘ protected satellite communications (SATCOM) ⓘ |
| thirdSatellite | AEHF-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellites