The fifth Mobile User Objective System satellite was launched into orbit last week, as Navy officials are working to gain approval to begin using the system's new waveform later this year. MUOS-5 is the final satellite planned under the program and will act as an on-orbit spare for the new Wide-band Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) waveform, while also providing users with the legacy waveform that will continue to be used in the near future, according to Capt. Joe Kan,...
