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USA-211

United States Space Force military communications satellite constellation. USA-211 was launched on December 6, 2009 aboard a Delta 4M+(5,4) from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2009-068ANORAD 36108United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
WGS SV-3
Common name
USA-211
Payload designation
Wideband Global Satcom 3
Other names
USA 211
International designator
2009-068A
NORAD catalog number
36108
GCAT identifier
S36108
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/590

Mission

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

Launch

Date
December 6, 2009 · 01:47 UTC
Launch record
2009-068Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC37B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,780 km
Apogee
35,800 km
Inclination
0.10°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 7, 2023

Size

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

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14083982 (CC0).