Status
Success
Skynet 4D
Launch Time
Sat Jan 10, 1998 00:32 UTC
Sat Jan 10, 1998 00:32 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Skynet 4D
Skynet is a family of military communications satellites, now operated by Airbus Defence and Space on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence, which provides strategic communication services to the three branches of the British Armed Forces and to NATO forces engaged in coalition tasks.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,500.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1998
2nd orbital launch attempt
Delta II
66th mission
1st mission of 1998
64th successful mission
11th consecutive successful mission