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1998 · United States Air Force

Skynet 4D

successDelta II | Skynet 4D

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.

Overview

Date / time
January 10, 1998 at 12:32 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17B
Mission
Skynet 4D
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Delta II 7925-9.5 →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

SKYNET 4D
GEO