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Boeing tests SATCOM satellite

Oct 17, 2007 3:38 PM, - MRT

Boeing announced that is has acquired signals from the first Wideband Global SATCOM satellite, a new military spacecraft that will help meet the growing demand for military satellite communications by providing a 10-fold increase in telecommunications capacity over the satellite it will replace. Following a series of orbital maneuvers and in-orbit testing, the satellite is expected to begin Air Force service during the first quarter of 2008.



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