SKYNET 4B, 19687
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SKYNET 4B, 19687 is a payload satellite owned by UK MoD (UK) in GEO that was launched on Sun, 11 Dec 1988 UTC via an ARIANE 44LP launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
UKRelated business
Manufacturer
BAe
Mission
Non-operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
ECS, TE-M-700-19
Mass
1,433 kg wet, 655 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 8.0 m
Radar Cross Section
11.617 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 16 hours ago
0 SKYNET 4B
1 19687U 88109A 25310.30766619 -.00000266 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 19687 13.3139 338.4895 0008301 271.9955 208.3334 0.99671345115940Epoch: 2025-11-06T07:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-06T07:23:02.358Z)
Latitude
11.47528°
Longitude
-57.08776°
Altitude
35,985.617 km
Speed
3.066 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 37m 45s
True Declination
11° 27' 50"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:59:59
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,991.89 km
Perigee altitude
35,921.606 km
Semi-major axis
42,334.885 km
Eccentricity
0.00083
Inclination
13.3139°
RAAN
338.4895°
Arg. of periapsis
271.9955°
True anomaly
208.2883°
Mean anomaly
208.3334°
Eccentric anomaly
208.31084°
Mean motion
0.24917 °/min
Orbital period
1,444.8 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #109 in the year 1988 (1988-12-11 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.SKYNET 4B Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 1440 mins | 2025-11-06 22:54:50.000Z | 122.809° SE | 2025-11-07 05:06:50.000Z | 110.807° ESE | 29.949° | 2025-11-07 22:54:50.000Z | 124.933° SE |
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