SKYNET 4A

20401
Spacetrack Directory Number
1990-01-01
Orbit launches
36147.84 km
Average height
11021.83 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information SKYNET 4A

Spacetrack Directory Name SKYNET 4A
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Orbit launches 1990-01-01 (36 years ago)
Days in orbit 13399
Country/organisation of origin Anglia (UK)
Starting point AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA)
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Perigee 36090 km
Apogee 36206 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 12.47°
Laps per day 1
Height SKYNET 4A 36147.84 km

Additional information SKYNET 4A

SKYNET 4A, 20401 is a payload satellite owned by UK MoD (UK) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 01 Jan 1990 UTC via a COMMERCIAL TITAN 3 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

satellite SKYNET 4A Date of exalting 01.01.1990y. Average height of ISS SKYNET 4A hundred 36147.84 km. Average velocity SKYNET 4A is 11021.83 km/h. Inclination SKYNET 4A satellite 12.48°.

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Update time: 2026-09-07 19:50:20
Average height of ISS SKYNET 4A is: 36147.84km
Average velocity SKYNET 4A is: 11021.83km/h
Average orbit height SKYNET 4A is: 12.48°
SKYNET 4A a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1990-01-01
SKYNET 4A is from 13399 days Days in orbit.