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MUOS-5
Military Mobile Communications · US Space Force / US Navy
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The fifth and final operational MUOS satellite, completing the global 4G military mobile network. MUOS-5 provides on-orbit spare capacity and full constellation redundancy. Together the five MUOS satellites provide US and allied military forces with persistent, anti-jam, worldwide mobile communications — transforming how naval, ground, and air forces coordinate in real-time in contested environments.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 21,707–22,777 mi (34,934–36,656 km)
- Inclination
- 2.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 41622
- Int’l designator
- 2016-041A
- Launched
- 2016
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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