The satellite was carried by an atlas v 421 lifting off from lc 41 at cape canaveral air force station ccafs.
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Wideband global satcom wgs satellite order and deliveries.
The us air force extended the order value to 1 09bn in september 2011 to facilitate the production launch and on orbit activation of the seventh satellite and also to procure the long lead materials for an eighth wgs satellite.
Thus each wgs can supply more than 10 times the capacity of a dscs 3 service life enhancement program slep satellite.
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Each wgs satellite provides service in both the x and ka frequency bands with the unprecedented ability to cross band between the two frequencies onboard the satellite.
Its coverage area stretches from the u s.
Online 3d satellite tracking with more than 15 000 satellites pass and flare predictor.
The wgs design includes 19 independent coverage areas that can be used throughout the field of view of each satellite to serve warfighters between 65 north and south latitude.
The remaining coverage area is an x band earth coverage beam.
The wideband global satcom wgs satellite system previously known as the wideband gapfiller satellites is a constellation of satellites in geosynchronous orbit providing worldwide communication coverage for tactical and fixed users.
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Wgs can tailor coverage in near real time and connect x band and ka band users anywhere within the field of view.
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The wgs design includes 19 independent coverage areas that can be used throughout the field of view of each satellite to serve warfighters between 65 north and south latitude.
The complete wgs constellation will consist of a total of ten satellites eight u s.
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Western coast to southeast asia.
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a spacex falcon 9 rocket from cape canaveral air force station in florida with the u s.
Wgs augments the one way global broadcast service gbs service through new two way ka band service.
After launch the wgs 1 satellite was given the us military designation usa 195.
