The Air Force—the world's dominant space power—is on the threshold of a mighty upsurge in communications capabilities. Top USAF officials report that the service some time this year will begin launching communications satellites of sufficient power and sophistication to generate an explosion of usable electronic bandwidth. After years of problems, setbacks, and delays, the new spacecraft are ready to provide military users a data transmission "pipe" of unparalleled scope and magnitude.
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