Third #MUOS Launched

From Lockheed Martin:

The third #MUOS launched yesterday at 8:04 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 41. The secure communication satellite will transition over the next nine days to reach its geosynchronous orbit location 22,000 miles above Earth: http://lmt.co/1ysRGep (Photo: United Launch Alliance)

Third MUOS Satellite is Launched

Posted January 21, 2015

From Lockheed Martin:

Go #MUOS-3! Following tonight's successful launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, the U.S. Navy's third MUOS satellite is in transfer orbit & responding to commands: http://lmt.co/1ypjH6C

Congrats, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), 45th Space Wing and team!

MUOS Satellite

From Lockheed Martin:

Here we go! The U.S Navy's third #MUOS satellite is going through the final stages of launch preparation at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Today, the secure communication satellite was transported to launch complex 41 for tomorrow's liftoff aboard an United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The launch webcast begins at 7:23 p.m. EST. For more details:http://lmt.co/1yiOYrN