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Boeing-built satellite WGS-2 sends 1st signals from space
Cape Canaveral, Usa - From the second of six satellites that the company is building for the U.S. Air Force
"Boeing has acquired the first on-orbit signals from the second of six Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites that the company is building for the U.S. Air Force. The signals indicate that the spacecraft is healthy and ready to begin orbital maneuvers and operational testing. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V vehicle successfully launched satellite WGS-2 at 8:31 p.m. Eastern time on April 3 from...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency