United States Air ForceThor Delta MSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Skynet IA
Launched
November 22, 1969
Image: NASA
Summary
Skynet IA launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta M from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 22, 1969. It was United States Air Force's 508th launch, 34th this year and humanity's 1,035th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Thor Delta M flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta M · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Thor Delta M flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 508th launch34th this yearhumanity's 1,035th orbital launch attempt116th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Skynet IA · NORAD 4250 · in orbit
Delta 74 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First generation satellite providing communications for the British armed forces.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
44th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 7th this year · 242nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
86 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Skynet IA launch?
Skynet IA launched on November 22, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Skynet IA?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Skynet IA?
Thor Delta M, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta M spec sheet
Where did Skynet IA launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Skynet IA going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Skynet IA launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).