SKYNET 2B

7547
Spacetrack Directory Number
1974-11-23
Orbit launches
35766.01 km
Average height
11071.62 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information SKYNET 2B

Spacetrack Directory Name SKYNET 2B
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Orbit launches 1974-11-23 (51 years ago)
Days in orbit 18918
Country/organisation of origin Anglia (UK)
Starting point AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA)
Perigee 35789 km
Apogee 35808 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 3.37°
Laps per day 1
Height SKYNET 2B 35766.01 km

Additional information SKYNET 2B

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. Average height of ISS SKYNET 2B hundred 35766.01 km. Average velocity SKYNET 2B is 11071.62 km/h. Inclination SKYNET 2B satellite 3.4°.

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Update time: 2026-09-08 19:30:15
Average height of ISS SKYNET 2B is: 35766.01km
Average velocity SKYNET 2B is: 11071.62km/h
Average orbit height SKYNET 2B is: 3.4°
SKYNET 2B a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1974-11-23
SKYNET 2B is from 18918 days Days in orbit.