Delta II | Skynet 4D

Launch information

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Mission description

Skynet 4 was the third generation of UK Ministry of Defense communications satellites. They provided jam-proof communications service between fixed and mobile land and sea-based ground stations.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Delta II | Skynet 4D’.

Launch image Delta II | Skynet 4D

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Jan. 10, 1998, 12:32 a.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Skynet 4D (Direct-GEO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Delta II

Location

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 17B

Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Delta II | Skynet 4D’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
25134 SKYNET 4D OTHER 12.53 UNITED KINGDOM In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Delta II | Skynet 4D’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#4199

To this date

Location Launch

#541

To this date

Pad Launch

#106

To this date

Agency Launch

#988

To this date

Orbital Launch

#2

Year 1998

Location Launch

#2

Year 1998

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1998

Agency Launch

#1

Year 1998

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