A ULA Atlas 5 rocket is scheduled to launch the U.S. military Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, between 12:05-14:05 GMT, 30th July, 2010. The AEHF 1 will be deployed into a geosynchronous orbit and relay secure tactical military communications.
New Military Communications Satellite Begins Final Round of Testing at Lockheed Martin The first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force has entered final testing at the company's Sunnyvale, California, facilities.