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WGS 9

completedLaunch 2017-016
Launched 3/19/2017HEOService CGSat GTO D
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
WGS SV-9
active
Communications
GEO
Wideband Global SATCOM
Launch Details
Launch Date
3/19/2017
Launch ID
2017-016
Launch Profile
Sat GTO D
Service Type
CG
Customer Type
G
Orbit
HEO
Launch Stack
Operator
United Launch Alliance (ULA)
Launch Vehicle
Delta 4M+(5,4) A
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Constellations
1
Payload Status
active 1
Payload Mission Types
Communications 1
Track
Mentions
3
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

A consortium of allies contributed to WGS-9 and helped fund the launch of WGS-11.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 3.0Nov 5, 2024Japan, Poland to join U.S. military satellite network

Australia provided funds for WGS-6 in exchange for access to a portion of the WGS constellation, and Canada, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and New Zealand helped fund WGS-9.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0Oct 20, 2019Air Force reviewing Boeing’s bid for WGS-11, projects satellite could be ready in five years

WGS partners helped fund the procurement of WGS-6 and WGS-9.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0Apr 19, 2019Boeing receives $605 million Air Force contract for WGS-11 communications satellite