UCS-Satellite-Database
| Id | Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Current Official Name of Satellite | Country/Org of UN Registry | Country of Operator/Owner | Operator/Owner | Users | Purpose | Detailed Purpose | Class of Orbit | Type of Orbit | Longitude of GEO (degrees) | Perigee (km) | Apogee (km) | Eccentricity | Inclination (degrees) | Period (minutes) | Launch Mass (kg.) | Dry Mass (kg.) | Power (watts) | Date of Launch | Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | Contractor | Country of Contractor | Launch Site | Launch Vehicle | COSPAR Number | NORAD Number | Comments | Source Used for Orbital Data | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2570 | Skynet 4C | Skynet 4C | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | Intelsat/Paradigm Secure Communications (wholly owned by EADS Astrium) | Military | Communications | GEO | -1.3 | 35,785 | 35,787 | 2.37E-05 | 13.6 | 1436.07 | 1,474 | 850 | 1,200.00 | 1990/8/30 | 7 | Astrium | France/UK/Germany | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 44LP | 1990-079A | 20776 | Spare. In March 2010 it was announced that the satellite would supplement communications at Antarctica. Provides 6 hrs of communication to the National Science Foundation each day. | JM/12_08 | www.intelsatgeneral.com/docs/news/2010-03-15_South_Pole.pdf |
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