SKYNET 5A

30794
Spacetrack Directory Number
2007-03-11
Orbit launches
35786.39 km
Average height
11068.94 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information SKYNET 5A - Skynet 5A

Spacetrack Directory Name SKYNET 5A
Alternative name Skynet 5A
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Orbit launches 2007-03-11 (19 years ago)
Days in orbit 7114
Country/organisation of origin Anglia (UK)
Starting point FRGUI (Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana)
Type Satellite
Categories
Perigee 35773 km
Apogee 35802 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 5.49°
Laps per day 1
Orbit GEO
Height SKYNET 5A 35786.39 km

Additional information SKYNET 5A

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 35786.39 km. Average velocity SKYNET 5A is 11068.94 km/h. Inclination SKYNET 5A satellite 5.03°.

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Update time: 2026-08-31 20:10:22
Average height of ISS SKYNET 5A is: 35786.39km
Average velocity SKYNET 5A is: 11068.94km/h
Average orbit height SKYNET 5A is: 5.03°
SKYNET 5A a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 2007-03-11
SKYNET 5A is from 7114 days Days in orbit.