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    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 | 0.158° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00265 | 
| RA ascending node | 18.953 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 313.139° | 
| Mean anomaly | 233.468° | 
| Orbital period | 1436.052 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 02 Nov 2025, 11:31 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 35681.1 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 35792.8 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 35904.6 km | 
Orbital History
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Launched alongside
DELTA 1 R/B