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SKYNET 4C

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.3 hours, on an orbit tilted 13.3° from the equator, between 36,265 and 36,286 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About SKYNET 4C

SKYNET 4C is a satellite from the United Kingdom, launched on Aug 30, 1990 from French Guiana.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 94°W, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

British military communications satellite

Operated by
Ministry of Defence
Built by
British Aerospace Space Systems
Mass
1,250 kg

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 17 days its lowest point went from 36,258 km to 36,259 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
36,25536,26036,26536,27036,27536,280

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.