Delta II
SuccessSkynet 4D · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Saturday, Jan 10, 1998, 00:32 UTC
Launch window
Saturday, Jan 10, 1998, 00:32 UTC – Saturday, Jan 10, 1998, 00:32 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Skynet 4D
Type
Communications
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.
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