Skynet 4D

Decommissioned British military communications satellite. Skynet 4D was launched on January 10, 1998 aboard a Delta 7925-9.5 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Oct 24, 2003).

COSPAR 1998-002ANORAD 25134United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT: Skynet 4D
International designator: 1998-002A
NORAD catalog number: 25134
GCAT identifier: S25134
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/378

Mission

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

Launch

Date: January 10, 1998 · 00:32 UTC
Launch record: 1998-002Success
Rocket: Delta 7925-9.5
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/ID
Perigee: 35,672 km
Apogee: 35,813 km
Inclination: 4.15°
Status: Renamed
Status date: October 24, 2003
Last known active: January 2008
End of operations: Jan 24, 2008

Size

Mass: 823 kg
Dry mass: 720 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,490 kg
Length: 2.1 m
Diameter: 1.90 m
Span: 16.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16943244 (CC0).