Skynet: UK Set For Military Space Launch
Jonathan Amos writes for The BBC:
The UK is due to continue the upgrade to its military satellite communications system with the launch of a new spacecraft.More here.
The Skynet 5B platform will ride into orbit atop an Ariane 5 rocket from the Kourou spaceport, in French Guiana.
It will join the 5A satellite lofted successfully in March and which is already handling secure traffic for UK forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The £3.6bn Skynet project represents the UK's single biggest space venture.
posted by Fergie @ 11/08/2007 08:29:00 PM
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