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Skynet 4D

Delta II · Communications

1998Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral

Mission

Skynet 4 was the third generation of UK Ministry of Defense communications satellites. They provided jam-proof communications service between fixed and mobile land and sea-based ground stations.

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Mission Facts

Provider
USAF
Rocket
Delta II
Orbit
Direct-GEO
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
NET precision
Year
Data source
LL2
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