Skynet 1B

Military communications satellite. Skynet 1B was launched on August 19, 1970 aboard a Thor Delta M from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit, no recent tracking.

COSPAR 1970-062ANORAD 4493United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT: Skynet IB
Common name: Skynet 1B
International designator: 1970-062A
NORAD catalog number: 4493
GCAT identifier: S04493
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.225

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Defense
Program: Skynet
Owner: UK MoD
Country: United Kingdom
Builder: Philco-Ford
Platform (bus): Skynet

Launch

Date: August 19, 1970 · 12:11 UTC
Launch record: 1970-062Success
Rocket: Thor Delta M
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO
Perigee: 7,300 km
Apogee: 36,000 km
Inclination: 12.00°
Status: In orbit, no recent tracking
Last known active: Aug 22, 1970
End of operations: Aug 22, 1970

Size

Mass: 118 kg
Dry mass: 107 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 243 kg
Length: 1.4 m
Diameter: 0.80 m
Span: 1.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16943251 (CC0).