Lockheed Martin Prepares First 5G.MIL® Payload for Orbit

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Lockheed Martin is one step away from showcasing how its 5G.MIL® capability can reach all domains around the world. In its final successful lab demonstration, the company validated that its innovative space payload is set to deliver global advanced communications capabilities from orbit.

During the October demonstration, Lockheed Martin showcased the industry’s first fully regenerative Advanced 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) Satellite Base Station – developed as a space component of the company’s 5G.MIL Unified Network Solutions Program.

In 2024, in a self-funded mission, the company will launch this payload to orbit bringing 5G’s capabilities to the final frontier to prove its capability to connect the globe.

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