SKYNET 5C
Launch
Launched on Jun 12, 2008 from Ariane Launch Area 3, French Guiana aboard a Ariane 5 ECA.
Ariane 5 ECA | Türksat 3A & Skynet 5C →
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Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Astrium
Country
United Kingdom
Manufacturer
Astrium
Launched
Jun 12, 2008
Mass
4,638 kg
Apogee
35,812 km
Perigee
35,778 km
Inclination
3.85°
Period
23.94 h
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Skynet 5C is the third of four Skynet 5 military communications satellites to be used by the British Ministry of Defence (MOD).
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