| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Skynet 5D |
| 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 | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 25 |
| Perigee (km) | 35786 |
| Apogee (km) | 35793 |
| Eccentricity | 8.30180623584246E-05 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.07 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.24 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 4638 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 19-12-2012 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | EADS Astrium |
| Country of Contractor | United Kingdom |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 5 ECA |
| COSPAR Number | 2012-075A |
| NORAD Number | 39034 |
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