flown missionSuccess

Delta II | Skynet 4D

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17B — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAJan 10, 1998, 00:32 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Skynet 4D
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Jan 10, 1998, 00:32 UTC
Window opens: Jan 10, 1998, 00:32 UTC
Window closes: Jan 10, 1998, 00:32 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:42 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Delta II 7925-9.5
Family: Delta
Variant: 7925-9.5
Provider: United States Air Force
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.4458, -80.5657