Norad ID: 7547
| Spacetrack Directory Name | SKYNET 2B |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Anglia (UK) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Perigee | 35789 km |
| Apogee | 35808 km |
SKYNET 2B, 7547 is a payload satellite owned by UK MoD (UK) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 23 Nov 1974 UTC via a DELTA 2313 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 2B Date of exalting 23.11.1974y.