United States Air Force

Skynet 4D

Delta II 7925-9.5

SUCCESS
Success

Saturday, January 10, 1998 · 00:32 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Delta II 7925-9.5

Variant: 7925-9.5

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.446° N, 80.566° W

106

Pad Launches

541

Location Launches

988

Agency Launches

2

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