WGS F3 (USA 211)

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Identification

NORAD / COSPAR: 36108 / 2009-068A
Operator: US Department of Defence

Orbit & position

Orbit: GEO
Position: 122° W (122.3° W)
Altitude: —
Velocity: —
Period: —
Eccentricity: —

Hardware

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

Launch

Launch date: 06 Dec 2009
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS
Launch vehicle: Delta IV

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