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1974 · United States Air Force
Skynet IIA
failure
Delta 2313 | Skynet IIA
British military communications satellite
Overview
Date / time
January 19, 1974 at 01:38 AM UTC
Outcome
failure
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17B
Mission
Skynet IIA
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Delta 2313 →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →
Payloads deployed · 1
SKYNET 2A
HEO