MUOS-5 satellite encapsulated for launch

Lockheed Martin reports that its fifth Mobile User Objective System satellite for the U.S. Navy has been encapsulated in its protective launch vehicle fairing. The satellite launch, aboard an Atlas V rocket, is scheduled to take place on June 24 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. "Like its predecessors, MUOS-5 has two payloads to support ... new Wideband Code Division Multiple Access waveform capabilities, as well as the legacy Ultra High Frequency satellite system, used by many mobile forces today," said Mark Woempner, program director of Lockheed Martin's Narrowband Communications mission area. "On orbit, MUOS-5 will augment the constellation as a WCDMA spare, while actively supporting the legacy UHF system." More

(Source: UPI - Jun 15)