WGS F1 (USA 195)

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Identification

NORAD / COSPAR: 32258 / 2007-046A
Operator: US Department of Defence

Orbit & position

Orbit: GEO
Position: 43° W (42.5° W)
Altitude: —
Velocity: —
Period: —
Eccentricity: —

Hardware

Manufacturer: Boeing (Hughes)
Model: BSS-702
Mass: 5987 kg
Dry mass: 3000 kg

Launch

Launch date: 11 Oct 2007
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS
Launch vehicle: Atlas 5 (Atlas V)

Comment

US military's Wideband Global SATCOM geostationary communications satellite. 8 beam, transmit and receive X-band Phased arrays and 10 Ka-band Gimbaled Dish Antennas, 1 X-band Earth coverage