AEHF satellites provide greater total satellites than entire constellations of previously used satellites

Third Satellite Joins AEHF Constellation

Sept. 30, 2013
The third in what will be a six AEHF satellite system has successfully been launched to provide improved military communications links.

The third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communication satellite, which provides improved global, secure, communications for military warfighters, was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on September 18th, 2013. The satellite system, which serves international partners including Canada, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, has been functioning well in testing and is meeting all mission needs.

Lockheed Martin has delivered all three satellites and is progressing on schedule to deliver three more. The firm has also contributed payload system engineering, mission control ground software, solar arrays, and the A2100 spacecraft bus, a dependable and low-risk platform. The AEHF satellites have successfully provided greater total capacity than the entire five-satellite Milstar constellation. They are also capable of increasing user data rates five-fold as well as providing survivable, protected, and endurable communications links in all levels of conflict.

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Iliza joined the Penton Media group in 2013 after graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology with a BS in Advertising and Marketing Communications. Prior to joining the staff, she worked at NYLON Magazine and a ghostwriting firm based in New York.

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