Norad ID: 30794
| Spacetrack Directory Name | SKYNET 5A |
| Follow SKYNET 5A | SKYNET 5A Tracker |
| Pass predictions SKYNET 5A | Pass predictions SKYNET 5A |
| Orbit launches |
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| Days in orbit | 7011 |
| Country/organisation of origin | Anglia (UK) |
| Starting point | FRGUI (Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana) |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 35773 km |
| Apogee | 35802 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 5.23° |
| Laps per day | 1 |
| Orbit | GEO |
| Height SKYNET 5A | 35786.36 km |
Skynet 5A is the first in a series of new-generation Skynet military communications satellites, used by the British Ministry of Defence. It was launched aboard an Ariane 5 carrier rocket at 22:03 GMT on 11 March 2007.
satellite SKYNET 5A Date of exalting 11.03.2007y. Average height of ISS SKYNET 5A hundred 35786.36 km. Average velocity SKYNET 5A is 11068.95 km/h. Inclination SKYNET 5A satellite 4.76°.