SKYNET 4C
Launch
Launched on Aug 30, 1990 from Ariane Launch Area 2, French Guiana aboard a Ariane 44LP.
Ariane 44LP | Skynet 4C & Eutelsat-2 F1 →
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Orbit class
IGSO — Inclined Geosynchronous (BeiDou / QZSS, figure-8 ground track)
Operator
Ministry of Defence
Country
United Kingdom
Manufacturer
British Aerospace Space Systems
Launched
Aug 30, 1990
Mass
1,250 kg
Apogee
36,288 km
Perigee
36,264 km
Inclination
13.32°
Period
1.01 d
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for SKYNET 4C across 78 days of archived orbital elements (80 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Raising
Change
+483.1 km
Rate
+6.18 km/day
Now
36264 × 36288 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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