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WGS F9 (USA 275)

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Identification

NORAD / COSPAR
42075 / 2017-016A
Operator
US Department of Defence

Orbit & position

Orbit
GEO
Position
12° W
Altitude
—
Velocity
—
Period
—
Eccentricity
—

Hardware

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

Launch

Launch date
19 Mar 2017
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS
Launch vehicle
Delta IV

Comment

US military geostationary communications satellite that provides shaped, steerable spot beams of bandwidth wherever requested across its field-of-view for X- and Ka-band frequencies, plus the onboard capability to switch signals from one band to the other