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NORAD 4250

SKYNET 1

In orbit
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Blue circle: where it is above the horizon now

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 23.9 hours, on an orbit tilted 0.8° from the equator, between 35,769 and 35,819 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About SKYNET 1

SKYNET 1 is a satellite from the United Kingdom, launched on Nov 22, 1969 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 105°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.

Skynet 1A · military communications satellite

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 10 days its lowest point went from 35,675 km to 35,675 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)
35,70035,75035,80035,85035,900

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