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USA-195

American military communications satellite. USA-195 was launched on October 11, 2007 aboard a Atlas V 421 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2007-046ANORAD 32258United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
WGS SV-1
Common name
USA-195
Payload designation
Wideband Global Satcom 1
Other names
USA 195
International designator
2007-046A
NORAD catalog number
32258
GCAT identifier
S32258
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/534

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
WGS
Country
United States
Builder
Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
Platform (bus)
BSS-702HP

Launch

Date
October 11, 2007 · 00:22 UTC
Launch record
2007-046Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,780 km
Apogee
35,790 km
Inclination
0.10°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 5, 2023

Size

Mass
5,768 kg
Dry mass
2,500 kg
Length
6.0 m
Diameter
3.00 m
Span
46.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14760517 (CC0).