WGS-6

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf satellite
gptkbp:communicationEquipment high
QPSK
broadband
gptkbp:controls Schriever Space Force Base
gptkbp:covers global
gptkbp:dataTransmission secure
gptkbp:dataUsage military tactical data link
gptkbp:design 15 years
gptkbp:finaleDate WGS-10
gptkbp:firstAwarded 2020
gptkbp:firstGeneration 2012
gptkbp:firstHeld gptkb:WGS-1
gptkbp:frequency Ka-band
20-30 GHz
gptkbp:hasOccupation gptkb:U.S._military
gptkbp:hasPartnershipsWith gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:hasPublicTransport 20 GHz
30 GHz
gptkbp:homeGround gptkb:Wideband_Global_SATCOM_ground_segment
gptkb:Air_Force_Space_Command
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label WGS-6
gptkbp:is_monitored_by GPS-based tracking
gptkbp:launchDate January 19, 2012
gptkbp:launched gptkb:United_Launch_Alliance
$400 million
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
5,500 kg
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Atlas_V_401
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:mission gptkb:WGS_constellation
gptkb:Boeing_702
15 years
modular design
communications
geostationary
communications satellite
gptkbp:missions 15 years
gptkbp:notableFeature 2007
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:orbitalInclination 0 degrees
geostationary orbit
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Wideband_Global_SATCOM_system
gptkbp:payloadCapacity up to 1,000 kg
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:purpose military communications
gptkbp:reliability high
gptkbp:security AES-256
gptkbp:servicesProvided gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:storage up to 1.5 Gbps
gptkbp:succeededBy up to 1.5 Gbps
gptkbp:successor gptkb:WGS-7
gptkbp:weight 5,500 kg