TSC-154

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Also know as the SMART-T, the AN/TSC-154 is a U.S. military satellite earth station and individual user access facility. It is normally mounted on a High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), but can be moved and set up in a free-standing mode by a single soldier. Its role is in interconnecting Mobile Subscriber Equipment or providing extended range connection to MSE users.

It transmits digital communications in EHF and receives in SHF, working with the MILSTAR satellite. Individual channels range from 75 bps to 1.544 Mbps, witin an aggregate of 2.240 Mbps.