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Article: Germany: Astrium to deliver into orbit the first military communication satellite for Germany.
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- September 26, 2009
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The entire system will be fully operational by the end of 2010 once the second satellite is launched
As part of the military satellite communications programme SATCOMBw Stage 2, the Bundeswehr is acquiring its own military communications satellites for the first time and laying the foundations for a secure information network for use by units on deployed missions outside Germany. The network will support the autonomous, global transmission of audio and data as well as video and multimedia applications.
The system is due to go into regular operation by the end of 2010 and will constitute an important step in implementing the Bundeswehr concept for ...