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: 35,791.6 km

Apogee: 35,793.6 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 42163 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   24135.09216029  .00000064  00000-0  00000+0 0  9998
2 34713   0.0133 288.8902 0000232 238.6836 155.4440  1.00275858 55275

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants