Key statistics
Satellite SKYNET 1 at a glance.
Uptime
20205
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
GEO
Geostationary Orbit
Inclination
0.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SKYNET 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SKYNET 1
International designator: 1969-101A
Object number (NORAD): 4250
Object ID (CCSDS): 4250
Country: UNITED KINGDOM (UK)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1436.066 minutes
Inclination: 0.7515 deg
SMA: 42164.137 km
Apoapsis: 35886.428 km
Periapsis: 35685.575 km
RAAN: 274.5367 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0023818
Argument of periapsis: 321.1228 deg
Mean anomaly: 48.4458 deg
Mean motion: 1.00273908 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000079 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: March 15, 2025, 5:32 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: March 15, 2025, 2:30 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SKYNET 1
TLE line 1: 1 04250U 69101A 25074.60452494 -.00000079 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 04250 0.7515 274.5367 0023818 321.1228 48.4458 1.00273908129922
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SKYNET 1.
Associated space launch
First generation satellite providing communications for the British armed forces.
SKYNET 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Delta M | Skynet IA’, on board a Thor Delta M space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 22, 1969, 12:37 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17A.
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Thor Delta M | Skynet IA
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 22, 1969, 12:37 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Delta M
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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