SatBeams - Satellite Details - Wildblue 1 (KaStar 1, iSky 1, WB-1)

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Satellite Name: Wildblue 1 (KaStar 1, iSky 1, WB-1) Status: active Position: 111° W (111.1° W) NORAD: 29643 Cospar number: 2006-054A Operator: ViaSat Inc Launch date: 8-Dec-2006 Launch site: Guiana Space Center Launch vehicle: Ariane 5 ECA Launch mass (kg): 4735 Dry mass (kg): 2100 Manufacturer: Maxar Technologies (SSL/MDA) Model (bus): LS-1300 Orbit: GEO Expected lifetime: 15 yrs.	Call sign: S2355 Beacon(s): 3701.5V, 4198.0H, 20196L, 20199.5L Details: 35 Ka-band user spot beams and 6 gateway beams to provide Broadband Internet Access via satellite to North America Charts: list
Ka-band Spot 101 (APA8GW1) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 102 (APA6GW1) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 103 (APA7GW11) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 104 (APA5GW1) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 105 (APA7GW27) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 106 (APA5GW11) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 108 (APA3GW1) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 109 (APA1GW1) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 110 (APA4GW1) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 111 (APA1GW11) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 112 (APA3GW27) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 113 (APA2GW27) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 114 (APA4GW35) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 115 (APA2GW35) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 116 (APA4GW16) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 117 (APA2GW16) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 118 (APA6GW27) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 119 (APA8GW11) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 120 (APA5GW6) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 121 (APA8GW6) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 122 (APA6GW11) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 123 (APA8GW35) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 124 (APA6GW35) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 125 (APA8GW16) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 126 (APA6GW16) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 127 (APA4GW11) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 128 (APA2GW1) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 129 (APA4GW27) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 130 (APA2GW6) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 131 (APA3GW6) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 132 (APA1GW6) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 133 (APA4GW6) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 134 (APA2GW11) beam (active) Ka-band Spot 136 (APA8GW27) beam (active) Ka-band Gateway Cheyenne (GW11) beam (active) Ka-band Gateway Duluth (GW6) beam (active) Ka-band Gateway Laredo (GW35) beam (active) Ka-band Gateway Riverside (GW27) beam (active) Ka-band Gateway Seattle (GW1) beam (active) Ka-band Gateway Syracuse (GW16) beam (active)