MUOS-2 Accepted

The Navy has accepted from Lockheed Martin a second Mobile User Objective System satellite following the completion of on-orbit testing and three ground stations, the company said in a statement today.

MUOS-2 was launched on July 19 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL.

The system dramatically improves secure communications, delivering simultaneous and prioritized voice, video and data, according to Lockheed Martin.

“MUOS-2 benefits from continuous improvement. We completed our baseline on-orbit testing in half the time compared to MUOS-1,” Iris Bombelyn, vice president of narrowband communications for Lockheed, said in the statement.

The Naval Satellite Operations center will “soon” begin relocation operations to place MUOS-2 in its operational slot, where the satellite will undergo testing and evaluation, the statement adds.