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Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM (CBAS)

Military communications satellitesIn servicePending verification
SpaceUSA
Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM (CBAS)
Photo: Senior Airman Thomas Sjoberg, U.S. Space Force / DVIDS · Public domain, DVIDS
Fact cardConfidence · Source
System
TypeMilitary communications satellites
ProliferationOrigin country only
Satellites2CBAS 1 (2018), CBAS 2 (2023); CBAS 3 plannedMed[1]
First launch2018Med[1]
ContractorsBoeingMed[1]
Orbit
Orbit regimeGEOMed[1]
Summary

Geostationary satellites that augment existing military satellite communications.

Draft entry. Values come from the cited public sources and are awaiting editor verification.
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United States
Sources
  1. Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM (weapons and platforms entry), Air & Space Forces Magazine
    Tier 3 · checked 2026-11-08
Change log
  • 2026-11-08 Entry created from cited open sources