SKYNET 1A

Launch Details
Launched 21 November 1969
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United Kingdom
NORAD ID 4250
COSPAR ID 1969-101A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 0.592°
Eccentricity 0.00233
RA ascending node 18.314 hr
Argument perigee 319.593°
Mean anomaly 73.073°
Orbital period 1436.047 min
Epoch of osculation 15 May 2025, 12:00

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35694.3 km
Mean Altitude 35792.8 km
Peak Altitude 35891.2 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

DELTA 1 R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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