Skynet 5C
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This article contains information regarding a satellite that is either currently in the process of conducting a launch, or is scheduled to do so within the next week or so. Details may change as the countdown and ascent progress. Launch details: Arianespace will use a Ariane 5ECA to launch Skynet 5C and Turksat 3A for the British Ministry of Defence and Turksat. Launch will occur from ELA-3 at the Guiana Space Centre, Kourou. Scrubbed on 30 May, new date is 11 June round 23.52 becomes Turksat 3A launched. , NET June. |
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| Skynet 5C | |
| Organisation | British Ministry of Defence |
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| Major contractors | Paradigm Secure Communications/EADS Astrium |
| Mission type | Military communications |
| Launch date | 23 May 2008 |
| Carrier Rocket | Ariane 5ECA |
| Launch Site | ELA-3, Guiana Space Centre |
| Mission duration | 15 years |
| Mass | 4,700 kilograms |
| Orbital elements | |
| Regime | GSO |
Skynet 5C is the third and currently final Skynet 5 military communications satellite, to be used by the British Ministry of Defence (MoD). It is scheduled for launch aboard an Ariane 5ECA carrier rocket on 23 May 2008. Originally built as a ground spare satellite, the decision to launch was made in 2007. Arianespace will provide launch services.
It was constructed by EADS Astrium under a contract to Paradigm Secure Communications, who will operate the satellite on behalf of the MoD. Based on the Eurostar-3000S satellite bus, it has a mass of 4,700 kilograms, and an expected on-orbit lifetime of 15 years.[1]
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