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Protected Communications Satellite Completes On-Orbit Testing

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Tom Patton
Sep 22, 2020
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The sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-6) protected communications satellite built by Lockheed Martin successfully completed its On-Orbit Test (OOT) period on Aug. 27, 2020.

“Successful OOT demonstrates that all space vehicle performance requirements have been met and that we are on track for satellite control authority handover to Space Opera…

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