Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wideband_Global_SATCOM_%28WGS%29_satellites
GPTKB entity
Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:component satellite communication system
integrated with terrestrial networks
integrated with naval platforms
integrated with airborne platforms
integrated with ground vehicles
gptkbp:covers global
gptkbp:dataTransmission secure and non-secure
gptkbp:endOfLife WGS-10
gptkbp:frequency X band
gptkbp:homeGround gptkb:WGS_Control_Segment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites
gptkbp:internationalRelations gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:launchDate December 5, 2010
January 20, 2012
August 2022
March 8, 2017
September 29, 2017
August 26, 2020
August 7, 2013
October 10, 2007
March 19, 2009
February 11, 2021
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:launchVehicle Atlas V
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Boeing_702
third generation
geostationary orbit
gptkbp:notableFeature 2007
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 10
gptkbp:operationalStatus 2007
approximately 22,300 miles
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkb:U.S._Marine_Corps
gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkb:U.S._Air_Force
gptkbp:purpose secure communication
gptkbp:revenue military contracts
gptkbp:route mesh network
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:storage high capacity
gptkbp:succeededBy up to 1.5 Gbps
gptkbp:technology frequency hopping
multiple access techniques
advanced encryption
phased array antennas
gptkbp:type digital