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C o n t r i b u t e
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Search
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P a g e s f o r l o g g e d o u t e d i t o r s l e a r n m o r e ● C o n t r i b u t i o n s ● T a l k
( T o p )
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3 R e f e r e n c e s
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2 l a n g u a g e s
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E d i t l i n k s
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E n g l i s h
● R e a d ● E d i t ● V i e w h i s t o r y
T o o l s
T o o l s
A c t i o n s
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G e n e r a l
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A p p e a r a n c e
F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
Military communications
Paradigm Secure Communications EADS Astrium On behalf of British Ministry of Defence
2008-030A
33055
15 years
EADS Astrium
4,700 kilograms (10,400 lb )
12 June 2008 (2008-06-12 )
Ariane 5ECA
Kourou ELA-3
Arianespace
Geocentric
Geosynchronous
Skynet 5C is the third of four Skynet 5 military communications satellites to be used by the British Ministry of Defence (MOD).
It was launched from French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5ECA carrier rocket at 22:05:02 GMT on 12 June 2008.[1] Arianespace provided launch services .
Spacecraft [ edit ]
It was constructed by EADS Astrium under a contract to its subsidiary company Paradigm Secure Communications , who will operate the satellite on behalf of the MoD. Based on the Eurostar E3000 satellite bus , it has a mass of 4,700 kilograms, and an expected on-orbit lifetime of 15 years.[2]
Skynet 5C is part of a constellation of communications satellites for the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense that supports nuclear hardened and protected military X-band and UHF frequency capabilities.[3]
Skynet 5C is located at 17.8 degrees West.[4]
References [ edit ]
^ George Allison (21 May 2018). "What is Skynet? A look at Britain's military communications satellites" . ukdefencejournal.org.uk . Retrieved 18 March 2023 .
^ "Satbeams - Skynet 5C" . satbeams.com . Retrieved 18 March 2023 .
Skynet 1B
Skynet 2B
Skynet 4B
Skynet 4C
Skynet 4D
Skynet 4E
Skynet 4F
Skynet 5B
Skynet 5C
Skynet 5D
Orbital launches in 2008
2009 →
TecSAR
Ekspress AM-33
STS-122 Columbus )
Thor 5
Kizuna
STS-123 Kibō ELM-PS , Dextre , Spacelab MD002 )
USA-200
AMC-14
USA-201
DirecTV-11
SAR-Lupe 4
ICO G1
C/NOFS
Vinasat-1 , Star One C2
Tianlian I-01
GIOVE-B
Cartosat-2A , Rubin-8 , AAUSat-2 CanX-2 CanX-6 Compass-1 CUTE-1.7 + APD II Delfi-C3 SEEDS-2
Amos-3
Galaxy 18
Kosmos 2437 , Kosmos 2438 , Kosmos 2439 , Yubileiny
Fengyun 3A
STS-124 Kibō PM )
Fermi
Skynet 5C , Türksat 3A
Orbcomm FM29 , Orbcomm FM37 , Orbcomm FM38 , Orbcomm FM39 , Orbcomm FM40 , Orbcomm FM41
OSTM/Jason-2
Kosmos 2440
EchoStar XI
SAR-Lupe 5
Kosmos 2441
Superbird-C2 , AMC-21
Omid
Inmarsat-4 F3
Tachys , Mati , Choma , Choros , Trochia
GeoEye-1
Progress M-65
Nimiq-4
Galaxy 19
Kosmos 2442 , Kosmos 2243 , Kosmos 2444
Shenzhou 7 Banxing-1 )
Ratsat
Soyuz TMA-13
IBEX
Chandrayaan-1 (MIP )
Shijian 6E , Shijian 6F
COSMO-3
Venesat-1
Astra 1M
Kosmos 2445
STS-126 Leonardo MPLM , PSSC-1 )
Progress M-01M
Kosmos 2446
Yaogan 5
Hot Bird 9 , Eutelsat W2M
Fengyun 2E
Kosmos 2447 , Kosmos 2448 , Kosmos 2449
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ).Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).
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