MUOS-4 secure communications satellite responding normally to ground control post-launch

Thursday, September 3, 2015 - 08:30 in Mathematics & Economics

The U.S. Navy's fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-4) satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, is talking from space to the satellite control team at the Naval Spacecraft Operations Control facility here after its Florida launch this morning. MUOS-4 will enable near-global coverage for a new secure military communications network offering enhanced capabilities for mobile forces.

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