SAN DIEGO, Dec. 3 (UPI) — The U.S. Navy accepted Lockheed Martin’s fourth Mobile User Objective System Satellite, designed to enhance communications for the U.S. Armed Forces.
The MUOS-4 is the latest in a series of satellites aiding communications for mobile military forces. The satellite is scheduled to join the MUOS-1, MUOS-2, and MUOS-3 following its relocation to its on-orbit operational slot in Spring 2016. Lockheed Martin’s vice president for Narrowband Communications Iris Bombelyn says the MUOS-4 provides the satellite network with nearly global coverage.
“Mobile forces, equipped with MUOS terminals, will soon be able to communicate with each other — including voice, data and exchanging imagery — real-time, virtually anywhere on the Earth,” Bombelyn explained in a statement. “This is a tremendous upgrade in communications capabilities over what currently exists for our nation and our allies.”
The MUOS network provides ground communications capabilities over existing systems, including voice, video, and data. The satellites are quipped with a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) payload, providing a 16-fold increase in frequency transmissions.
The MUOS-4 is the fourth out of five planned satellites the company is scheduled to deliver to the U.S. Navy. MUOS-5 is scheduled for delivery in 2016.
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