25736 - MUBLCOM

MUBLCOM (MUltiple-path Beyond Line-of-sight COMmunications) is an American military (DARPA) spacecraft that was launched at 05:09 UT on 1999 May 18 by a Pegasus XL rocket carried by a L-1011 cargo plane flying out of Vandenberg AFB. The 50 kg spacecraft will enable VHF/UHF links between phones in mountainous regions up to a distance of 200 km. Initial orbital parameters were period 100 min, apogee 780 km, perigee 775 km, and inclination 97.8 deg.

Alternate Names

MUltiple-path Beyond Line-of-sight COMmunications

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1999-05-18
Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL
Launch Site: Vandenberg AFB, United States
Mass: 50.0 kg