United States Air ForceThor Delta MSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Skynet IB
Launched
August 19, 1970
Image: NASA
Summary
Skynet IB launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta M from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 19, 1970. It was United States Air Force's 527th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 1,114th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Thor Delta M flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- 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
- 11th Thor Delta M flight · 5th this yearUnited States Air Force's 527th launch18th this yearhumanity's 1,114th orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit
- Skynet IB · NORAD 4493 · 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
49th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 5th this year · 249th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Skynet IB launch?
Skynet IB launched on August 19, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Skynet IB?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Skynet IB?
Thor Delta M, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta M spec sheet
Where did Skynet IB launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Skynet IB going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Skynet IB launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).