New satellite system launch delayed by 6 years
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 8:20 pm
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New satellite system launch delayed by 6 years
By Erik Holmes - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Dec 23, 2008 18:26:59 EST
The Air Force announced Tuesday that it will restructure the Transformational Satellite Communications System program, delaying by six years a satellite system designed to dramatically expand the military’s bandwidth.
The service will release a new draft of its request for proposals later this week, according to an Air Force press release.
The first TSAT satellite, which had been scheduled to launch in 2013, will now not launch until 2019, according to the press release.
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