MUBLCOM

USA

Multiple beam Beyond Line-of-sight Communications

Launch data

Designation	25736 / 99026B
Launch date	18 May 1999
Launch site	Va, L-1011
Launch vehicle	Pegasus-XL/HAPS #27
Mission	Technology
Earth orbit on:
Perigee/Apogee	770 km
Inclination	97.7°
Period

Funded by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and managed by the US Army's Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) at Ft Monmouth, New Jersey. Estimed project cost: $15 million

The MUBLCOM system will address the military's need for secure, mobile, terrain-independent, all-weather communications. It will support combat network radios, as well as special missions such as long-range surveillance and fire support.

Specifications

Prime contractor	Orbital
Platform	Microstar
Mass at launch	48 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	2 years

Payload and hand-held terminals provided by Torrey Science Corporation

Telemetry: 370-390 MHz range (40 W) + 401.5 MHz

Mission details:

Served as target for the DART satellite on April 16, 2005.

Ref: #3(SD394), #15 - update: 02.02.06