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Skynet 4C
British military communications satellite. Skynet 4C was launched on August 30, 1990 aboard a Ariane 44LP from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Oct 24, 2003).
COSPAR 1990-079ANORAD 20776United Kingdom
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Skynet 4C
- International designator
- 1990-079A
- NORAD catalog number
- 20776
- GCAT identifier
- S20776
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/243
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- Skynet
- Owner
- UK MoD
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Builder
- British Aerospace
- Platform (bus)
- ECS
Launch
- Date
- August 30, 1990 · 22:46 UTC
- Launch record
- 1990-079Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 44LP
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/I
- Perigee
- 35,785 km
- Apogee
- 35,787 km
- Inclination
- 4.31°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- October 24, 2003
- Last known active
- Feb 1, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 1,430 kg
- Dry mass
- 655 kg
- Length
- 2.1 m
- Diameter
- 1.90 m
- Span
- 16.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16943245 (CC0).