CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1974-0026
SKYNET 2A
SKYNET 2A (NORAD 7096) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 January 1974, after 6 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
7096
International designator
1974-002A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United Kingdom
Launched
19 Jan 1974Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Jan 1974UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 days6 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
37.5°N to 37.5°SFinal inclination 37.5°
Mass
217 kg
Operator
UK MoD
Built by
Marconi
Bus
Skynet 2
Programme
Skynet
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 37.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 37.5°N and 37.5°S.
Life in orbit
6 daysFrom the same launch
1974-002
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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