First Milstar satellite marks 15 years in orbit
Submit on Friday, February 13th, 2009 05:56
The first U.S. Air Force Milstar communications satellite, built by a Lockheed Martin team, has achieved 15 years of on-orbit operations. Five years beyond its original design life, the satellite is 100 percent mission capable.
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