Skynet 5D at 53° E
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 53° EChannel line-up at 53° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 39034
- COSPAR number
- 2012-075A
- Operator
- Paradigm
- Manufacturer
- Airbus Defence and Space
- Model
- Eurostar-3000S
- Launch
- 19 Dec 2012 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch mass
- 4800 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15+ yrs.
- Beacon
- 7492.2L
- Orbit
- GEO
About Skynet 5D
8 x 20 MHz, 3 x 22 MHz, 4 x 40 MHz X-band transponders and up to 9 x 5 or 25 kHz UHF channels providing services for the British Ministry of Defence (MoD)