USA-204
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USA-204, or Wideband Global SATCOM 2 (WGS-2) is a United States military communications satellite which is operated by the United States Air Force as part of the Wideband Global SATCOM programme. Launched in 2009, it was the second WGS satellite to reach orbit, and operates in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 60° East (Indian Ocean).[2]
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Names | WGS-2 WGS SV-2 Wideband Global SATCOM-2 |
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Mission type | Military communications |
Operator | United States Air Force / United States Space Force |
COSPAR ID | 2009-017A |
SATCAT no. | 34713 |
Website | https://www.spaceforce.mil/ |
Mission duration | 14 years (planned) 15 years and 1 month (in progress) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | WGS-2 |
Spacecraft type | WGS Block I |
Bus | BSS-702 |
Manufacturer | Boeing Satellite Systems |
Launch mass | 5,987 kg (13,199 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 4 April 2009, 00:31:00 UTC[1] |
Rocket | Atlas V 421 (AV-016) |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-41 |
Contractor | United Launch Alliance |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 60° East (Indian Ocean) |
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