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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Skynet 6A

SpaceXUnknown Pad — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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mission

Name
Skynet 6A
Type
Communications
Target orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

The Skynet 6A gap-filler military communications satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space to cover the gap between the Britisch Skynet-5 network and its successor. Skynet 6A was solesourced from Airbus Defence and Space in 2017, but was not fully funded until July 2020. Aibus will build the Skynet-6A satellite in the United Kingdom and arrange a 2025 launch. RAL Space, a U.K. national laboratory, will test the all-electric satellite at its facility in Harwell. Skynet-6A, based on the Eurostar-Neo platform, is expected to provide communications services for the British military until at least 2040.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5
Family
Falcon
Variant
Block 5
Provider
SpaceX
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Unknown Pad
Location
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York