Wideband Global SATCOM Network

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:designedFor mobile and fixed users
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:firstAwarded gptkb:WGS-1
gptkbp:frequency X-band
Ka-band
gptkbp:hasCapacity thousands of users
gptkbp:hasPart gptkb:WGS-7
gptkb:WGS-6
gptkb:WGS-9
gptkb:WGS-8
WGS-2
WGS-10
WGS-3
WGS-4
WGS-5
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent emergency services
humanitarian assistance
military operations
government communications
commercial services
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wideband Global SATCOM Network
gptkbp:includes multiple satellites
gptkbp:is_integrated_with Global Information Grid
gptkbp:isBasedOn satellite technology
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:U.S._Space_Force
gptkbp:isUsedBy gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkb:U.S._Coast_Guard
gptkb:U.S._Marine_Corps
gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkb:U.S._Air_Force
allied military forces
gptkbp:launched 2007
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:operatesIn Ka-band
gptkbp:operationalStatus active
gptkbp:provides gptkb:Asia
gptkb:North_America
Europe
secure communications
global coverage
interoperability with allied forces
high-capacity satellite communications
real-time communications
data and voice communications
Middle_East
Pacific_region
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Defense_Satellite_Communications_System
gptkbp:supports joint military operations
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
disaster response operations
gptkbp:totalGoals 10
gptkbp:uses geostationary satellites
gptkbp:usesTechnology frequency reuse
beamforming