WGS F2 (USA 204)

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WGS F2 (USA 204) is classified as:

Geostationary
Military

NORAD ID: 34713

Int'l Code: 2009-017A

Perigee: 35,791.7 km

Apogee: 35,795.6 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: April 4, 2009
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

The Wideband Global SATCOM 2 spacecraft is part of a military mission to serve U.S. forces deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The satellite will be parked over the equator around 60 degrees East longitude for use by U.S. Central Command in Afghanistan, Iraq and other parts of Southwest Asia.

1 34713U 09017A   24118.16368784  .00000081  00000-0  00000+0 0  9992
2 34713   0.0184 256.0222 0000457 199.9619 236.0914  1.00272088 55106

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants