Paradigm Secure Communications EADS Astrium On behalf of British Ministry of Defence
COSPAR ID
2007-056B
SATCAT no.
32294
Mission duration
15 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus
Eurostar 3000S
Manufacturer
Astrium
Launch mass
4,635 kilograms (10,218 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date
14 November 2007, 22:06 (2007-11-14UTC22:06Z) UTC
Rocket
Ariane 5ECA V179
Launch site
Kourou ELA-3
Contractor
Arianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference system
Geocentric
Regime
Geostationary
Longitude
25° East
Skynet 5B is a military communications satellite operated by Astrium Services, formerly Paradigm Secure Communications, on behalf of the British Ministry of Defence. It was the second of four Skynet 5 satellites to be launched.
Skynet5B is a military communications satellite operated by Astrium Services, formerly Paradigm Secure Communications, on behalf of the British Ministry...
Proximus Skynet, a Belgian interactive digital media company Skynet (satellite), a UK military communications system Skynet 5A Skynet5BSkynet 5D Loral...
700 lb). This record was again broken by another Ariane 5ECA, launching the Skynet5B and Star One C1 satellites, on 11 November 2007. The total payload weight...
a longitude of 25 degrees East. Spaceflight portal Krebs, Gunter. "Skynet 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 21 December 2012. "A Satellite...
covering South America 14 November 2007, Ariane 5 ECA 2007-11-14 53.0°E Skynet5B, Syracuse 4a, 28°e E3000 UK Ministry of Defence/Paradigm Military comsat...
Krebs, Gunter D. "Skynet 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 18 March 2023. George Allison (21 May 2018). "What is Skynet? A look at Britain's...
an Ariane 5ECA carrier rocket, as part of a dual-payload launch with Skynet5B. It was built by Thales Alenia Space, based on the Spacebus-3000B3 satellite...
November 2008. Bergin, Chris (14 November 2007). "Ariane 5 ECA launches with Skynet5B and Star One C1". NASASpaceflight.com. Archived from the original on 17...
10-02, KA-SAT, Atlantic Bird 7, 70B Telesat's Anik F1R, F3 and Nimiq-4, Skynet 5A–C and the Inmarsat 4-series of satellites. Each of the three Inmarsat...
Skynet 1, which was launched on behalf of the Royal Air Force in 1969 and 1970. SAMSO also assisted the United Kingdom with the development of Skynet...
The Guardian, London PFI: The STEPS Deal, National Audit Office, 2004 "Skynet 5 takes PFI into space". Project Finance International. 12 March 2013. Retrieved...
November 1969 Successful 22 November 02:00 Delta M Cape Canaveral LC-17A Skynet 1A MoD Geostationary Communications (military) In orbit Successful 24 November...
nearly 10 years and served as the basic design for the British Armed Forces' Skynet 1 satellites, launched by SAMSO Thor-Delta rockets in 1969, and NATO's satellite...
returns ISS crew to Earth". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 15 May 2013. "UK's Skynet military satellite launched". BBC. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 20 December...
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