USA-263, or Wideband Global SATCOM 7 (WGS-7) is a United States military communications satellite operated by the United States Air Force as part of the Wideband Global SATCOM programme. Launched in 2015, it was the seventh WGS satellite to reach orbit.

The Wideband Global SATCOM system (WGS) is a high capacity United States Space Force satellite communications system planned for use in partnership by the United States Department of Defense (DoD), Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) and the Australian Department of Defence. [1]

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WGS是美军重要的全球宽带卫星通信系统，可以为普通士兵、船只、飞机提供宽带通信服务。 该系统原计划发射10颗卫星，2018年美国国会又增购了两颗，预计在2023年前组网完毕。 从2007年10月到现在，该系统一共发射了10颗卫星，形成了全球覆盖能力，可为美国、加拿大、新西兰等参与国的军方在南北纬65°之间提供高速宽带通信服务。 WGS的卫星采用 波音－702HP卫星平台，发射质量5900千克，设计寿命14年，单星造价3.5亿美元，卫星采用X波段和Ka波段进行通 …

Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite (WGS) is the backbone of the U.S. military’s Wideband satellite communications capability. WGS provides worldwide, flexible, high-capacity communications for US Government Agencies, Department of Defense (DOD), multiple International Partners and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

2024年2月15日 · WGS-7 (USA-263)由 Delta IV Medium+ (5,4) 运载火箭成功发射，于 2015 年 7 月 24 日上午 0 点在佛罗里达州的太空发射综合体 37B (SLC-37B)升空57 世界标准时间。 [15] 世界标准时间 2016 年 12 月 7 日 23:52 ，WGS-8 (USA-272)由 Delta IV Medium+ (5,4) 运载火箭在佛罗里达州卡纳维拉尔角空军 ...

2023年1月14日 · WGS combines unique commercial spacecraft capabilities that Boeing has developed, including phased array antennas and digital signal processing technology, into a powerful, flexible architecture. Based on the Boeing BSS-702 bus, the satellite will have a dry mass of more than 3,000 kg and will produce more than 11 kilowatts of power at the end ...

WGS-7, the first Block II Follow-on satellite, supports communi-cations links in the X-band and Ka-band spectra. While Block I and II satellites can instantaneously filter and downlink up to 4.575 MHz from 39 primary channels, WGS-7 can filter and downlink up …

WGS systems feature digitally channelised transponder satellites that provide communication capacity, connectivity and flexibility to the US military forces. These satellites operate in the programmed X- and Ka-band frequency spectrum.

2016年3月23日 · WGS is a fully duplexed communications platform offering warfighters a significant increase in capacity, connectivity and interoperability. It provides high capacity and digitally channelized service at both X and Ka frequency bands, opening up a new 2-way Ka communication capability.