Geostationary
COMSATBW-2
Military Communications · Bundeswehr / Germany
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The companion to COMSATBw-1, together providing Germany with continuous global military communications coverage. COMSATBw-2 carries additional Ka-band capacity for high-data-rate applications. Germany's investment in dedicated military satellites reflected the Bundeswehr's transition from a territorial defense force to an expeditionary military capable of sustained global operations.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,235–22,249 mi (35,784–35,807 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 36582
- Int’l designator
- 2010-021B
- Launched
- 2010
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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