The first spacecraft in the U.S. Air Force's Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite network, launched Aug. 14, will spend the next three months circularizing its orbit. When circularization is complete, the spacecraft will fly about 22,300 mi. over the equator at 90 deg. W. Long, for a period of satellite checkout and calibration. It will then be moved to an operational orbit, and should be ready to be put into service in early 2011.
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