WGS 7 satellite

WGS 7 (USA 263)

USA

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Launch data:

Designation	40746 / 15036A
Launch date	24 July 2015 - 00:07 UT
Launch site	CC, SLC-37B
Launch vehicle	Delta-4M+(5,4)
Mission	Communication
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	494 x 66798 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	24.1°
Period	min

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Boeing
Platform	BSS-702
Operator	USAF
Mass at launch	5987 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	Cross-band (X-band, Global Broadcast, 2-way Ka-band) payload
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion	R-4D-15 HiPAT, 4 × XIPS-25 Ion engines
DC power
Design lifetime	14 yrs

Mission details:

The WGS 7 Wideband Global Satcom military communications satellite was launched Jul 24, 2015 from Cape Canaveral into supersynchronous geotransfer orbit. WGS satellites are managed by the USAF Space and Missile Center and replace the older DSCS system with X-band and Ka-band communications systems.
This was the second Delta 4 launch to use the uprated RS-68A main engine.

Ref.: #7(JR715), #14 - update: 28.01.16