2012-075A
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 | ||
