Key statistics
Satellite SKYNET 1 at a glance.
Uptime
20368
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
GEO
Geostationary Orbit
Inclination
0.3
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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: 1436.04 minutes
Inclination: 0.3291 deg
SMA: 42163.624 km
Apoapsis: 35891.308 km
Periapsis: 35679.67 km
RAAN: 276.4764 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00250973
Argument of periapsis: 317.2249 deg
Mean anomaly: 180.2512 deg
Mean motion: 1.00275738 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000092 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 27, 2025, 8:01 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 27, 2025, 12:11 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SKYNET 1
TLE line 1: 1 04250U 69101A 25239.50772485 -.00000092 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 04250 0.3291 276.4764 0025097 317.2249 180.2512 1.00275738131574
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SKYNET 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated 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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