Where are the WGS satellites?

WGS satellites are operated by the U.S. Air Force’s 4th Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. Army soldiers from the 53rd Signal Battalion manage five Wideband Satcom Operations Centers where they control the WGS payloads. WGS-10 was expected to be the last satellite of the constellation.

How many WGS satellites are there?

A joint-service program funded by the U.S. Air Force and Army, WGS includes options for up to six BSS-702 satellites and their associated spacecraft and payload control equipment. Operational and logistics support and training are also included in the program.

Does Boeing make satellites?

Currently projects at the Boeing Satellite Development Center (spacecraft being designed, built, tested, or prepared for launch) are satellites made for XM (satellite radio), DirecTV (satellite television), MSV (satellite mobile telephony), Spaceway (data networks), GPS (satellite navigation), and for the Wideband …

What are the frequencies of the Ka band?

Ka-band (26–40 GHz)

What does Muos stand for?

Mobile User Objective System
Developed for the U.S. Navy by Lockheed Martin, the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) is revolutionizing secure ultra-high frequency (UHF) satellite communications (SATCOM) for mobile forces.

How does Boeing make money?

Boeing produces commercial and military aircraft, weapons systems, strategic defense and intelligence systems, and related products and services. Defense, Space & Security has overtaken Commercial Airplanes as Boeing’s largest revenue source. The U.S. government is one of Boeing’s largest customers.

Is NASA part of Boeing?

NASA is Boeing’s customer for the core stage, upper stages and flight avionics of Space Launch System — America’s rocket — which will support the Artemis moon missions and make the next generation of human spaceflight possible.

What are K and Ka bands?

Ka band is comprised of radar waves between 33.4 and 36.0ghz. Unfortunately for radar detector users, Ka band is slightly more complex than X and K bands. While X and K band police radar guns operate on just one or two frequencies, KA band guns operate on as many as five.

What is a Ka alert?

Ka band radar are radar waves between 33 . 4 GHz and 36.0 GHz. These are the most recent and the best radar band frequencies that law enforcement can operate on. There are as many as five different frequencies that these waves can operate on.

What is the position of the WGS satellite?

WGS hosts a powerful communications payload for secure and fault-proof communications. It provides steerable spotbeams that can reach any position within the satellite’s field of view between 65 degrees north and south latitude.

When did Boeing launch the first WGS satellite?

The Block II contract calls for the launch of F4 by the first quarter of 2011 and subsequent launches every year thereafter. In January 2002, the customer exercised options worth $336.4 million authorizing Boeing to build the first two WGS spacecraft and to procure long-lead material for a third satellite.

What is the capacity of the WGS system?

Capacity: WGS will offer 4.875 GHz of instantaneous switchable bandwidth. The system will provide capacity ranging from 2.1 Gbps to more than 3.6 Gbps to tactical users, depending on the mix of ground terminals, data rates and modulation schemes employed.

When did Australia order the WGS 6 satellite?

WGS 6 was ordered in 2007 by Australia, which will get access to the WGS system in return. The order for long lead items for WGS 7 was placed in August 2010. The final contract for this satellite was awarded in September 2011, together with long lead items for WGS 8 and an option for WGS 9.