Skynet-1A: Military Spacecraft Launched 56 Years Ago Has Been Moved By Persons Unknown

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Skynet-1A: Military Spacecraft Launched 56 Years Ago Has Been Moved By Persons Unknown

By IFLScience

In 1969 the UK launched Skynet-1A, a military communications satellite placed in orbit above the east coast of Africa in order to relay information to British armed forces. It stopped working due to hardware issues around 18 months after it started o ...Read more

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