Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Skynet 5B |
Country of Operator/Owner |
United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner |
Ministry of Defense/Paradigm Secure Communications (wholly owned by EADS Astrium) |
Users |
Military |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
52.8 |
Perigee (km) |
35700 |
Apogee (km) |
35803 |
Eccentricity |
0.00122265351423857 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.07 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4635 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2170 |
Power (watts) |
6000 |
Date of Launch |
14-11-2007 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
EADS Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
France/UK/Germany |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2007-056B |
NORAD Number |
32294 |
Comments |
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