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MTSAT (Multi-functional Transport Satellite)

A successor to the GMS series is expected by 1999 under the MTSAT (Multi-functional Transport Satellite) program. Specifications and a contract award are expected to be released in 1995.

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Adapted from: Europe and Asia in Space 1993-1994, Nicholas Johnson and David Rodvold [Kaman Sciences / Air Force Phillips Laboratory]

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