Navy official: MUOS-5 is in 'operational condition' after propulsion failure

By Lee Hudson / November 2, 2016 at 12:00 PM
The Navy has gotten the fifth Mobile User Objective System satellite to "an operational condition" after a propulsion system failure, according to an official. Rear Adm. Christian Becker, program executive officer for command, control, communications, computers and intelligence and space systems, said during a Nov. 2 presentation at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington that his team determined how to use the existing onboard fuel station to propel the satellite into orbit. "It won't be the same...

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