Spacecraft information: SKYNET 4D

Launch Details
Launched 9 January 1998
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United Kingdom
NORAD ID 25134
COSPAR ID 1998-002A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 12.744°
Eccentricity 0.00025
RA ascending node 0.759 hr
Argument perigee 175.397°
Mean anomaly 357.746°
Orbital period 1452.288 min
Epoch of osculation 10 Mar 2026, 04:58

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36099.5 km
Mean Altitude 36110.1 km
Peak Altitude 36120.7 km

Launched alongside

DELTA 2 R/B(1) DELTA 2 R/B(2) DELTA 2 DEB DELTA 2 DEB DELTA 2 DEB

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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