MUOS

Satellites

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Basic Information

Name

MUOS

Designation

MUOS

Alternate Designation

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Equipment Type

Satellites

Manufacturer

Lockheed Martin

Date of Introduction

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Description

The Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) is a geosynchronous communications satellite network designed to replace US Navy UHF F/O (UFO) satellites constellation. The program total cost was estimated at about $6 billion for 10 spacecraft with the first MUOS satellite scheduled for launch in 2010 (initially the first launch was expected in 2008). Two industry teams led by Lockheed-Martin and Raytheon competed for the MUOS contract until September 2004, when Lockheed-Martin team was selected to carry out the program. The MUOS constellation will provide UHF secure voice, data, video, network-centric communications in real-time to US mobile warfighters through 2030 and will be fully interoperable with the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) and current radio systems. The system will be fully compatible with UFO system and legacy terminals. The data transmission rate would be approximately 40 Mbps. Users will be able to access a 64 Kb per second beyond the line-of-sight communication services.

Overview (Deagel)

Group Satellites

Status Active

Also Known As Mobile User Objective System

Origin United States of America

Contractors Lockheed Martin*, Boeing, Ericsson, General Dynamics C4 Systems, Harris Corporation, Northrop Grumman

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) November 21, 2012

Total Production 5

Unitary Cost USD $1.2 billion

Specifications (Deagel)

Mass — Weight 6,740 kilogram

Time — Service Life 15 year

Variants

Variant 1 MUOS

Variant 2 MUOS SLE

Details

Country of Origin United States

Sources

deagel.com: https://www.deagel.com/x/x/a000292

Classification

Domain

Air & Air Defense

Equipment Status

Active

Dimensions

Length

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Width

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Height

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Weight

6740 kg

Operators (1)

United States

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