Geostationary
WGS F5 (USA 243)
Military Wideband Communications · US Space Force
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The fifth WGS satellite, positioned to cover polar regions and the North Atlantic. WGS-5 provides critical connectivity for US and NATO military forces in Europe and the Arctic — regions that have seen renewed strategic competition and increased exercise activity requiring robust satellite communications.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,241–22,244 mi (35,793–35,798 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 39168
- Int’l designator
- 2013-024A
- Launched
- 2013
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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