Alert 5

U.S. military communications satellite stranded in wrong orbit

Posted on August 9, 2016August 8, 2016 by alert5

A maneuver to place a spare satellite for the U.S. Navy’s Mobile User Objective System into a circular orbit went wrong on Jun. 29 and it left the MUOS-5 satellite in an “intermediate” orbit.

By US Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “U.S. military communications satellite stranded in wrong orbit”

One of the coolest photos of the Su-30SM ever taken

Posted on August 9, 2016August 8, 2016 by alert5

F-15SA squadrons and their bases

Posted on August 9, 2016August 8, 2016 by alert5

Jane’s has pointed out that the units and bed down locations for the Royal Saudi Air Force F-15SA fleet have been published in a U.S. Federal Business Opportunities request for information (RFI).

Photo: Boeing
Continue reading “F-15SA squadrons and their bases”