Skynet 2B

Military communications satellite. Skynet 2B was launched on November 23, 1974 aboard a Delta 2313 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1974-094ANORAD 7547United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT: Skynet IIB
Common name: Skynet 2B
International designator: 1974-094A
NORAD catalog number: 7547
GCAT identifier: S07547
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/214

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Defense
Program: Skynet
Owner: UK MoD
Country: United Kingdom
Builder: Marconi
Platform (bus): Skynet 2

Launch

Date: November 23, 1974 · 00:28 UTC
Launch record: 1974-094Success
Rocket: Delta 2313
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/D
Perigee: 35,757 km
Apogee: 35,782 km
Inclination: 0.82°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: 1994
End of operations: 1994

Size

Mass: 221 kg
Dry mass: 200 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 436 kg
Length: 2.1 m
Diameter: 1.90 m
Span: 2.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16943249 (CC0).