Title :
Mobile User Objective System (MUOS): future satellite communications for the mobile warfighter
Author :
Sapp, Alfred, Jr.
Author_Institution :
ARINC Inc., Dahlgren, VA, USA
Abstract :
No satellite system is designed to last forever. By 2007, the US Navy expects the ultra high frequency (UHF) follow-on (UFO) satellite constellation to start to show its age. Although the degraded health of the UFO satellite constellation is several years away, the US Navy has already begun to study when and how to replace UFO. With enthusiastic help from the joint community, the US Navy is taking steps today to develop the requirements for a replacement system to UFO called the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)
Keywords :
military communication; mobile satellite communication; MUOS; Mobile User Objective System; US Navy; future satellite communications; mobile warfighter; Artificial satellites; Control systems; Degradation; Frequency; Military satellites; Mobile communication; Narrowband; Procurement; Satellite communication; Satellite constellations;
Conference_Titel :
MILCOM 2000. 21st Century Military Communications Conference Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6521-6
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.2000.904038
