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Article: Milstar 6 satellite successfully launched to complete the constellation.(Milstar)
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- Army Communicator
- Article date:
- June 22, 2003
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"Milstar is literally the FedEx[R] of telecommunications. If you have to get a message through, Milstar is your choice ".
--Christine Anderson, USAF Joint Program Office
The loud roar heard from Florida's Cape Canaveral Complex 40 at 9:43 EST on April 8, 2003, could be attributed to more than the Titan 4B rocket that blasted the last Milstar satellite into space. It was also the cheers and applause from the many military customers, engineers, and aerospace professionals who designed, planned, constructed and worked for years to see the first worldwide, secure, anti-jam communications service for tactical users. Operating in the extremely high frequency ...