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Article: Australia and United States: Australia and United States Defence Satellite Communications Cooperation at Geraldton.
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- July 22, 2008
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Construction activity is expected to commence on a joint Australian and United States defence satellite communications ground station at the Australian Defence Satellite Communications Station (ADSCS) Geraldton in the third quarter of 2008.
The joint ground station will support the US Navy s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), which is a satellite-based mobile phone network designed to support US, Australian and allied military users. Governance arrangements for the ground station were concluded in October 2007 and, as with all joint facilities in Australia, this system will be operated with the full knowledge and concurrence of the ...