Satellite Skynet 4C of Intelsat/Paradigm Secure Communications (wholly owned by EADS Astrium)

Name of Satellite, Alternate Names Skynet 4C
Country of Operator/Owner United Kingdom
Operator/Owner Intelsat/Paradigm Secure Communications (wholly owned by EADS Astrium)
Users Military
Purpose Communications
Class of Orbit GEO
Type of Orbit
Longitude of GEO (degrees) -1.3
Perigee (km) 35775
Apogee (km) 35797
Eccentricity 0.000260935572634975
Inclination (degrees) 9.43
Period (minutes) 1436.07
Launch Mass (kg.) 1474
Dry Mass (kg.) 850
Power (watts) 1200
Date of Launch 30-08-1990
Expected Lifetime 7 yrs.
Contractor Astrium
Country of Contractor France/UK/Germany
Launch Site Guiana Space Center
Launch Vehicle Ariane 44LP
COSPAR Number 1990-079A
NORAD Number 20776
Comments Spare. In March 2010 it was announced that the satellite would supplement communications at Antarctica.

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