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JANUARY 10, 11:21 EST
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR STATION, Fla. -- The newest U.S. Air Force Milstar II military communications satellite is set for launch Jan. 15 from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla., on a Titan IV-B rocket.
The spacecraft is the U.S. Department of Defense's most technologically advanced telecommunications satellite, and is the second to carry the Medium Data Rate (MDR) payload that processes data at speeds of 1.5 megabits per second. The satellite and rocket are from the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co.
The Milstar II system offers added security through the use of specially designed antennas and fast data-rate transmissions for all users. Existing Milstar I satellites have UHF and low-data-rate payloads, which move date at speeds between 75 and 2,400 bits per second.
Milstar's "switchboard-in-space" concept establishes communications links rapidly and provides protected global communication links for the joint U.S. military forces. The satellites can transmit voice, data, and imagery, and video teleconferencing.
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