The launch of the third and final Skynet military communications satellite, originally scheduled for 30 May 2008--as reported here on Eurocritics--is now scheduled for Thursday, 12 June. The original launch, on a heavy lift Ariane 5 rocket, was called off "after a software programming glitch was discovered during the final countdown". The upcoming flight will orbit a dual … [Read more...]
Skynet Military Satellite Launches
The launch of a third and final UK military satellite, Skynet 5C, on the evening (UK time) of Friday 30 May 2008 from the European Space Centre in French Guiana on the Ariane 5 launch platform will complete the spaceside establishment of a major new high speed broadband communications network on behalf of the British Ministry of Defence. Due to their geostationary … [Read more...]