MUOS-5 cleared for launch

By Justin Doubleday / June 17, 2016 at 4:42 PM

The fifth Mobile User Objective System satellite will be launched into space June 24 from Cape Canaveral, FL, the Navy announced this week.

The military already has four MUOS satellites in orbit, while the fifth will be used as an on-orbit spare. MUOS provides the military with its own worldwide cellular network.

The launch of the fifth satellite was originally scheduled for early May, but was delayed by more than a month so United Launch Alliance could analyze an engine-burn problem discovered during the launch of another Atlas V rocket in March, multiple news outlets reported earlier this spring.

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