▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	GEO
Inclination	5.3498°
Eccentricity	0.0003615
Period	1436.1 min
Apogee	35,802 km
Perigee	35,771 km
Mean motion	1.00272286 rev/day
RAAN	73.4994°
Arg of perigee	36.0614°
Mean anomaly	299.3673°
B*	0.0000e+0
Rev at epoch	7,089

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 30794U 07007B 26188.07961659 -.00000259 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992

2 30794 5.3498 73.4994 0003615 36.0614 299.3673 1.00272286 70896

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "SKYNET 5A",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2007-007B",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T01:54:38.873+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 1.00272286,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0003615,
  "INCLINATION": 5.3498,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 73.4994,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 36.0614,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 299.3673,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 30794,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 7089,
  "BSTAR": 0,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00000259,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	SKYNET 5A
Operator	Paradigm Secure Comms, Astrium ServicesHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog⚠ sources disagree AstriumMEDIUMvia Wikidata
Country	United Kingdom
Launch date	Mar 11, 2007HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	4635HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog

▸Data quality

Score90 / 100

Claims8

Sources2

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org
WikidataCC0 1.0query.wikidata.org

▸Actions

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//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.