Kojarena Defence Signals Intelligence Station

The Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) is a geosynchronous communications satellite network designed to replace US Navy UHF F/O (UFO) satellites constellation. The program total cost was estimated at about $6 billion for 10 spacecraft with the first MUOS satellite scheduled for launch in 2010 (initially the first launch was expected in 2008).

The MUOS constellation will provide UHF secure voice, data, video, network-centric communications in real-time to US mobile warfighters through 2030 and will be fully interoperable with the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) and current radio systems. The system will be fully compatible with UFO system and legacy terminals. The data transmission rate would be approximately 40 Mbps. Users will be able to access a 64 Kb per second beyond the line-of-sight communication services.