Military
NORAD ID: 25134
Int'l Code: 1998-002A
Perigee: 36,072.2 km
Apogee: 36,146.8 km
Inclination: 9.2 °
Period: 1,452.3 minutes
Semi major axis: 42480 km
Launch date: January 10, 1998
Source: United Kingdom (UK)
Comments: Skynet 4D was a British military geosynchronous communications satellite launched by a Delta 2 rocket from Cape Canaveral. The spacecraft was the first in the new series that is expected to replace the aging 1988-era series. The parking longitude was expected to be in western Europe.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 25134U 98002A 14204.35073259 -.00000318 00000-0 00000+0 0 5234
2 25134 009.2047 040.5641 0008778 069.2528 093.6805 00.99155837 60331
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for SKYNET 4D
