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: 35,792.8 km

Apogee: 35,796.0 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 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   22026.11160535  .00000079  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 34713   0.0162  70.5300 0000385 325.0192 187.4924  1.00269419 46863

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants