News Archive / Tagged: MUOS
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MUOS-5 orbit raising problem identified as propulsion failure
Derek RichardsonAugust 2nd, 2016The June 29 anomaly that halted the fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) satellite from reaching its targeted geostationary orbit (GEO) has been determined to be due to an issue with the orbit raising propulsion system. The Navy, however, has not identified an exact cause for the failure.
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MUOS-5 encounters anomaly while raising orbit
Derek RichardsonJuly 8th, 2016An anomaly has temporarily halted the fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) satellite from reaching its targeted geostationary orbit (GEO), according a statement from the United States Navy. The announcement comes just two weeks after the craft was launched atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket.