Thor Delta M | Skynet IB

Launch information

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Mission description

First generation satellite providing communications for the British armed forces.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Thor Delta M | Skynet IB’.

Launch image Thor Delta M | Skynet IB

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Aug. 19, 1970, 12:11 p.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

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

Mission

Skynet IB (Direct-GEO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Thor Delta M

Location

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Thor Delta M | Skynet IB’ 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
4493 SKYNET 1B None None UNITED KINGDOM In-orbit

Launch statistics

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

Orbital Launch

#1111

To this date

Location Launch

#249

To this date

Pad Launch

#49

To this date

Agency Launch

#527

To this date

Orbital Launch

#68

Year 1970

Location Launch

#7

Year 1970

Pad Launch

#5

Year 1970

Agency Launch

#18

Year 1970

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