US SPACE FORCE

WGS Block II

2LAUNCHES

GEOORBIT

35,786 kmALTITUDE

Military CommunicationsPURPOSE

Dec 2016FIRST LAUNCH

MASS5,987 kg

ALTITUDE35786 km

ORBIT TYPEGEO

COUNTRYUSA

WGS Block II is a military communications satellite operated by US Space Force. It operates in GEO orbit at 35786 km altitude. 2 deployment launches are tracked on Space Launch Live.

VARIANT DETAILS

Wideband Global SATCOM for military broadband

SPECIFICATIONS

⚖Mass5,987 kg (13,201 lbs)

▲Altitude35786 km (22,236 mi)

◯OrbitGEO

DEPLOYMENT HISTORY (2 LAUNCHES)

Delta IV M+(5,4) | WGS-9 (USA-275)

Mar 19, 2017SUCCESSDelta IV M+(5,4)

Delta IV M+(5,4) | WGS-8 (USA-272)

Dec 7, 2016SUCCESSDelta IV M+(5,4)

🏢 OPERATOR

SpaceXCommercial