Skynet 5C at 18° W
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 18° WChannel line-up at 18° W | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 33055
- COSPAR number
- 2008-030A
- Operator
- Paradigm
- Manufacturer
- Airbus Defence and Space
- Model
- Eurostar-3000S
- Launch
- 12 Jun 2008 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch mass
- 4638 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15+ yrs.
- Beacon
- 7492.2L
- Orbit
- GEO
About Skynet 5C
15 active X-Band and UHF transponders providing services for the British Ministry of Defence (MoD)