Thor Delta M | Skynet IA

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 IA’.

Launch image Thor Delta M | Skynet IA

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Nov. 22, 1969, 12:37 a.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

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

Mission

Skynet IA (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 IA’ 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
4250 SKYNET 1 GEO 0.75 UNITED KINGDOM In-orbit

Launch statistics

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

Orbital Launch

#1032

To this date

Location Launch

#242

To this date

Pad Launch

#44

To this date

Agency Launch

#508

To this date

Orbital Launch

#114

Year 1969

Location Launch

#15

Year 1969

Pad Launch

#7

Year 1969

Agency Launch

#34

Year 1969

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