WGS-1

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf satellite
gptkbp:communicationEquipment broadband
gptkbp:component military satellite communication system
gptkbp:controls Schriever Space Force Base
gptkbp:covers global
gptkbp:dataTransmission secure and non-secure
gptkbp:dataUsage high-capacity data link
gptkbp:design gptkb:Boeing
15 years
gptkbp:firstGeneration yes
gptkbp:firstHeld yes
gptkbp:frequency yes
Ka-band
gptkbp:hasPublicTransport 20 GHz
30 GHz
gptkbp:homeGround gptkb:U.S._Space_Force
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label WGS-1
gptkbp:internationalRelations gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:launchDate 2007-10-25
gptkbp:launched gptkb:United_States
October 2007
estimated at $300 million
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
approximately 5000 kg
gptkbp:launchVehicle Atlas V
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkbp:mission gptkb:WGS_constellation
operational
modular design
remote control
geostationary orbit
successful launch
A2100
communications satellite
gptkbp:notableEvent yes
gptkbp:notableFeature yes
gptkbp:operationalStatus active
gptkbp:orbitalInclination approximately 24 hours
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Wideband_Global_SATCOM_system
gptkbp:passenger_traffic transponders
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:purpose military communications
gptkbp:servicesProvided gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:serviceType military network
gptkbp:storage high data capacity
gptkbp:succeededBy up to 1.5 Gbps
gptkbp:successor WGS-2
gptkbp:transmission radio waves
gptkbp:weight approximately 5000 kg