The maneuver to inspect Skynet 5A took place between September 4 and September 12 at an altitude of 22,236 miles (35,786 kilometers) in geostationary orbit.
U.S. Space Command maneuvered its spacecraft to examine the Skynet 5A satellite and confirm it was operating in orbit as intended.
The United States repositioned one of its spacecraft to inspect the Skynet 5A military communications satellite operated by the United Kingdom.
Both the U.S. spacecraft and the Skynet 5A satellite were traveling at 6,835 mph (11,000 km/h) during the operation.
Airbus launched Skynet 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5D satellites between 2007 and 2012.
The Skynet 5 program used legacy Skynet 4 satellites and a fully refurbished ground network before launching Skynet 5A–5D.
Airbus built the four Skynet 5 satellites, which were launched as Skynet 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5D between 2007 and 2012, and all remain operating in orbit.
The Skynet program phase that led to Skynet 5 commenced by using legacy Skynet 4 satellites and augmenting them with a fully refurbished ground network before launching Skynet 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5D.
Airbus launched the Skynet 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5D satellites between 2007 and 2012.