Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Skynet 5D is a military communications satellite operated by Astrium Services on behalf of the British Ministry of Defence. It operates in a geostationary orbit at 25 degrees East. Mexsat-3 is part of the MEXSAT telecommunications network and occupies 114.9 degrees West. It provides broadband, high…
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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Site
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Rocket and boosterAriane 5 ECA
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA
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MissionCommunications · GTO
Communications · GTO
What it put in orbit4 catalogued objects, 2 of them satellites
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKYNET 5D 2012-075A | Payload | 35770 × 35804 km · 0.1° | Globe |
| MEXSAT 3 2012-075B | Payload | 35781 × 35794 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| ARIANE 5 R/B 2012-075C | Rocket body | 268 × 33016 km · 2.1° | Globe |
| ARIANE 5 DEB [SYLDA] 2012-075D | Debris | re-entered 2022-08-13 |
COSPAR ID 2012-075. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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