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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MUOS military communications satellites canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9232050 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MUOS military communications satellites Context triple: [Lockheed Martin Space, notableProject, MUOS military communications satellites]
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A.
Molniya communications satellites
Molniya communications satellites are Soviet/Russian spacecraft placed in highly elliptical Molniya orbits to provide long-duration communications coverage over high-latitude regions such as northern Russia.
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B.
Hughes Syncom communications satellites
The Hughes Syncom communications satellites were pioneering early geosynchronous communications satellites developed by Hughes Aircraft Company that helped demonstrate and establish the feasibility of global satellite communications.
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C.
SBS-4 communications satellite
The SBS-4 communications satellite was a commercial telecommunications spacecraft operated by Satellite Business Systems to provide business-oriented communication services in North America.
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D.
ANIK C2 communications satellite
ANIK C2 is a Canadian commercial communications satellite used to provide telecommunications and broadcasting services.
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E.
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B was a NASA communications satellite intended to relay data between spacecraft in low Earth orbit and ground stations as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MUOS military communications satellites Target entity description: 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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A.
Molniya communications satellites
Molniya communications satellites are Soviet/Russian spacecraft placed in highly elliptical Molniya orbits to provide long-duration communications coverage over high-latitude regions such as northern Russia.
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B.
Hughes Syncom communications satellites
The Hughes Syncom communications satellites were pioneering early geosynchronous communications satellites developed by Hughes Aircraft Company that helped demonstrate and establish the feasibility of global satellite communications.
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C.
SBS-4 communications satellite
The SBS-4 communications satellite was a commercial telecommunications spacecraft operated by Satellite Business Systems to provide business-oriented communication services in North America.
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D.
ANIK C2 communications satellite
ANIK C2 is a Canadian commercial communications satellite used to provide telecommunications and broadcasting services.
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E.
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B was a NASA communications satellite intended to relay data between spacecraft in low Earth orbit and ground stations as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MUOS satellite
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MUOS satellite ⓘ MUOS satellite ⓘ MUOS satellite ⓘ MUOS satellite ⓘ U.S. Navy satellite communications system ⓘ military communications satellite system ⓘ |
| constellationSize | 5 satellites ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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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
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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
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allied military forces ⓘ |
| userTerminalType |
airborne terminals
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portable terminals ⓘ shipboard terminals ⓘ vehicular terminals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MUOS military communications satellites Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.