Milstar communications satellites
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Milstar communications satellites are a constellation of secure, jam-resistant U.S. military spacecraft designed to provide survivable, global, low-data-rate communications for strategic and tactical forces.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Milstar | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | military communications satellite constellation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Military Strategic and Tactical Relay system
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Milstar constellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedFor |
anti-jam performance
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low probability of intercept communications ⓘ resistance to scintillation and nuclear effects ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Lockheed Martin
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TRW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFor | United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstLaunchDate | 1994-02-07 ⓘ |
| frequencyBand |
EHF band
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SHF band ⓘ |
| groundSegment | Milstar ground terminals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
crosslink communications between satellites
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global coverage ⓘ jam-resistant communications ⓘ low data rate communications ⓘ nuclear-survivable communications ⓘ secure communications ⓘ survivable communications ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Milstar Block I satellites
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Milstar Block II satellites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastLaunchDate | 2003-04-08 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Titan IV rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfOperationalSatellites | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfSatellitesLaunched | 6 ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Air Force
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United States Space Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType | geosynchronous orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. military satellite communications architecture ⓘ |
| purpose |
provide command and control communications
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support strategic military forces ⓘ support tactical military forces ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational but being phased out ⓘ |
| successor | AEHF constellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsService |
data communications
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imagery dissemination ⓘ teletype communications ⓘ voice communications ⓘ |
| user |
National Command Authority of the United States
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U.S. nuclear forces ⓘ U.S. strategic forces NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. tactical forces ⓘ |
| uses |
extremely high frequency communications
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super high frequency communications ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Milstar