Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
Orbits are real (live SGP4) — press play to sweep the deployed group forward along their planes. Ascent path is a representation; true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Arianespace
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
GTO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
French Guiana
Date
Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:06:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4876 ever
Mission
Skynet 5B is a military communications satellite for the British Ministry of Defence and operated by Paradigm Secure Communications. It is located at 53 degrees East. Star One C1 is a Brazilian communications satellite located in Geostationary Orbit at 65 degrees West.
Deployed payloads · 1