SKYNET 2B

7547
Spacetrack Directory Number
1974-11-23
Orbit launches


Satellite information SKYNET 2B

Spacetrack Directory Name SKYNET 2B
Orbit launches 1974-11-23
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin Anglia (UK)
Starting point AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA)
Perigee 35789 km
Apogee 35808 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.


Update time: 2026-04-20 16:10:36
SKYNET 2B a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1974-11-23