First WGS Satellite Set For Oct. 9 Launch
The U.S. Air Force will launch the first Wideband Global Satellite (WGS), SV-1, on Oct. 9 on board a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. WGS will augment and eventually replace the aging Defense Satellite Communication System, which has served as the Defense Dept.’s satellite communications...
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