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NORAD ID: 20401 • Int'l Des: 1990-001 • Owner: MOD • Country: UK • operational
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About Skynet 4A
Group: 3 satellites
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Two-Line Element Set
1 20401U 90001A 26152.94778289 -.00000116 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 20401 12.5055 349.7334 0013790 316.1480 29.6654 0.98997134 46612
Epoch: Jun 1, 2026 •
Age: 14 hours
Current Status
Altitude 36184.0 km
Velocity 3.06 km/s
Sub-Earth Point -1.61°S,
101.03°E
Launch Date Jan 1, 1990
Age 36.4 years
Type other
Technical Details
Classification Payload
Mass 763.00 kg
Dry Mass 615.00 kg
Total Mass 1430.00 kg
Length 2.10 m
Diameter 1.90 m
Span 16.00 m
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Manufacturer BAES
Bus Type ECS
Phase Status Renamed
Owner/State MOD/UK
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