The United States Navy successfully launched a huge communications satellite today (July 19), adding the second piece to a constellation that should provide a big boost to American troops.
The Mobile User Objective System-2 (MUOS-2) satellite blasted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 9:00 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) today, riding to geostationay orbit atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket. Continue reading “US Navy Launches Next-Generation Tactical Satellite”