{"id":49411,"date":"2022-04-07T14:04:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T14:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/04\/07\/us-space-force-wants-funding-for-two-more-muos-satellites\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:31:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:31:42","slug":"us-space-force-wants-funding-for-two-more-muos-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2022\/04\/07\/us-space-force-wants-funding-for-two-more-muos-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"US Space Force wants funding for two more MUOS satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. \u2014 As the U.S. Space Force considers the future of its satellite communications architecture, the service wants to buy two more narrowband Mobile User Objective System satellites in the near term as part of a service life-extension effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Space Force requested $46.8 million in procurement funding for the effort in its fiscal 2023 budget request. Speaking during a media briefing at Space Symposium here, the program executive officer for positioning, navigation and timing and military communications at the service\u2019s acquisition field command, Cordell DeLaPena, told reporters the Space Force will launch a competition for the effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/show-reporter\/ausa\/2019\/10\/21\/navys-new-narrowband-network-ready-for-combat\/\" target=\"_blank\">The existing MUOS constellation<\/a> includes four active satellites and one on-orbit spare and was built by the U.S. Navy with Lockheed Martin as its prime contractor. With the creation of the Space Force, the program was selected to change hands to the new service \u2013 a move that was made official about a month ago with the passage of the Fiscal 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MUOS satellites operate in the 300 MHz to 3GHz range, making them less vulnerable to weather. The constellation is a replacement for the legacy Ultra High Frequency Follow-On system and was designed to provide 10 times the communications capacity of previous UHF satellites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to the program\u2019s transfer, the Navy was on a path toward a service life extension and that effort carried forward into the Space Force. Congress appropriated $45 million in fiscal 2022 to fund studies to define the additional capability the two satellites will carry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a briefing with reporters last week, Director of Budget Analysis at the Center For Strategic and International Studies Todd Harrison said the proposal to buy more MUOS satellites doesn\u2019t appear to align with the Space Force\u2019s stated interested in building more resilient architectures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI do not understand why they\u2019re going back and investing more money into this expensive, vulnerable technology,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you want to do narrowband communications, mobile communications, go commercial. It\u2019s so much better. The terminals are much cheaper.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DeLaPena said the new satellites will have higher power and more enhanced communication capabilities, but the specifics are still being defined. The program is targeting a 2029 or 2030 launch date, he added, as the first MUOS satellite is approaching end of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Erik Daehler, Lockheed\u2019s protected communications mission area lead, told C4ISRNET in an interview Wednesday that the company submitted a proposal for the study phase and is watching the effort closely. Along with building the first five satellites, the company is responsible for operations and sustainment of the constellation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the Space Force moves toward a competition for the MUOS service life extension, the Space Warfighting Analysis Center is conducting a broader look at the satellite communications architecture, which will include a plan for future narrowband, UHF satellite capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The full MUOS constellation of four active satellites has been on orbit since 2016 and it was accepted for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/c2-comms\/2018\/08\/03\/navy-satellite-system-approved-for-expanded-use\/\" target=\"_blank\">expanded operational use in 2018<\/a>. 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