MUOS military communications satellites

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MUOS military communications satellites are a U.S. Navy narrowband tactical satellite communications system designed to provide secure, smartphone-like voice and data connectivity to mobile military forces worldwide.

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MUOS 0
MUOS-1 0
MUOS-2 0

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf MUOS satellite
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MUOS satellite
U.S. Navy satellite communications system
military communications satellite system
constellationSize 5 satellites
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverage global
designedFor mobile military forces
designedToOperateIn austere environments
contested electromagnetic environments
firstLaunchDate 2012-02-24
firstSatelliteName MUOS-1 NERFINISHED
frequencyBand UHF
fullName Mobile User Objective System NERFINISHED
groundControlLocation Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Atlantic NERFINISHED
Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific NERFINISHED
launchVehicle Atlas V 551 NERFINISHED
numberOfOnOrbitSpareSatellites 1
numberOfOperationalSatellites 4
operator United States Navy
orbitType geosynchronous orbit
primeContractor Lockheed Martin NERFINISHED
programManager Program Executive Office Space Systems, U.S. Navy NERFINISHED
providesCapabilitySimilarTo smartphone-like connectivity
providesServiceType data
voice
purpose narrowband tactical satellite communications
secure data communications
secure voice communications
replaces UHF Follow-On system NERFINISHED
securityFeature end-to-end encryption
segment ground segment
space segment
user segment
spacecraftBus Lockheed Martin A2100 bus NERFINISHED
successorTo Legacy UHF SATCOM systems
supportsService beyond line-of-sight communications
on-the-move communications
supportsUserCommunity U.S. Department of Defense NERFINISHED
allied military forces
userTerminalType airborne terminals
portable terminals
shipboard terminals
vehicular terminals

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Lockheed Martin Space notableProject MUOS military communications satellites