WGS satellites

GPTKB entity

Properties (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf satellite system
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:covers global
gptkbp:dataTransmission encrypted
gptkbp:design 15 years
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:firstAwarded 2021
gptkbp:firstDeployment gptkb:WGS-1
gptkbp:frequency Ka-band
gptkbp:hasOccupation gptkb:U.S._military
international partners
U.S._government_agencies
gptkbp:homeGround multiple ground stations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label WGS satellites
gptkbp:interagencyCooperation with allied forces
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:launchVehicle Atlas V
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:mission gptkb:U.S._military_satellite_network
gptkb:Boeing_702
gptkb:Wideband_Global_SATCOM_Network
command and control
communications
telemetry
data relay
geostationary orbit
military satellite
geostationary satellite
communications satellite
high-throughput satellite
global military communications network
joint military operations network
secure military communications network
gptkbp:notableFeature 2007
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 10
gptkbp:operationalStatus active
gptkbp:orbitalInclination approximately 36,000 km
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:U.S._military_satellite_constellation
gptkb:U.S._Space_Force
gptkbp:providesServices internet access
data communications
video communications
voice communications
gptkbp:purpose global communications
gptkbp:route military communications
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkb:U.S._Air_Force
gptkbp:succeededBy up to 1.5 Gbps
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Wideband_Global_SATCOM
gptkbp:technology digital signal processing
frequency hopping
beamforming
phased array antennas
gptkbp:type secure communications