WGS F2 (USA 204)

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Identification

NORAD / COSPAR: 34713 / 2009-017A
Operator: US Department of Defence

Orbit & position

Orbit: GEO
Position: 57° E (57.5° E)
Altitude: —
Velocity: —
Period: —
Eccentricity: —

Hardware

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

Launch

Launch date: 04 Apr 2009
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