USA-243

Summary

USA-243 is a communications satellite^[1]. USA-243 ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• USA-243's image is recorded as Wideband Global SATCOM.jpg^[3].
• USA-243's instance of is recorded as communications satellite^[4].
• USA-243's operator is recorded as United States Air Force^[5].
• USA-243's manufacturer is recorded as Boeing^[6].
• USA-243's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2013-024A^[7].
• USA-243's part of is recorded as Wideband Global SATCOM system^[8].
• USA-243's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta IV Medium+(5,4)^[9].
• USA-243's SCN is recorded as 39168^[10].
• USA-243's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[11].
• USA-243's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2013-05-25T00:00:00Z^[12].
• USA-243's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0vpxx1v^[13].
• USA-243's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[14].
• USA-243's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 37^[15].

Why It Matters

USA-243 ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2]