Skynet 5D

 2012-075A

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Skynet 5 satellites were be owned and operated by private contractor Paradigm Secure Communications (Astrium/Stevenage consortium) for the MoD and NATO. Paradigm (rebranded as Airbus Defense and Space Ltd from 2015) is based at Corsham in Wiltshire with the ground station teleport at Azimghur Barracks in nearby Colerne.

EADS Astrium/Stevenage E3000LX (or SX) satellite with mass of 4844 kg launch. Mexsat was 2934 kg, and Sylda/adaptors were 857 kg.

Skynet 5D
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2012 Dec 19	2149:07	Launch by Ariane 5ECA
		T+2:16 EAP sep
		T+3:17 Fairing sep
	2158:00	T+8:53 EPC MECO	-1140 x 222 x 7.75
	2158:06	T+8:59 EPC sep
	2158:10	T+9:03 ESC-A MES
	2214:07	T+25:00 ESC-A MECO
	2216:06	T+26:59 Skynet 5A sep
		T+34:30 Sylda 5 sep
	2225:11	T+36:04 Mexsat sep
		T+48:02 End of Ariane mission
			632.98 263 x 35821 x 2.0
2012 Dec 21			632.88 259 x 35819 x 2.0
2012 Dec 28		GEO 24.3E
2012 Dec 31			1436.17 35772 x 35803 x 0.2 GEO 24.5E
2013 Mar 3		Move out	1436.08 35760 x 35811 x 0.1 GEO 24.4E
2013 Mar 25		Move in	1436.08 35781 x 35791 x 0.1 GEO 52.7E
2015 Apr 1			1436.06 35770 x 35801 x 0.1 GEO 52.8E