Skynet 6A
SpaceX · 猎鹰 9 Block 5 · 未知发射台
任务简介
由空客防务与航天公司建造的Skynet 6A补网军用通信卫星，用于填补英国Skynet-5网络与其后继系统之间的空白。 Skynet 6A于2017年由空客防务与航天公司独家承揽，但直到2020年7月才获得全额资金。空客将在英国建造Skynet-6A卫星，并安排2025年发射。英国国家实验室RAL Space将在其哈韦尔设施测试这颗全电卫星。基于Eurostar-Neo平台的Skynet-6A预计将为英国军方提供通信服务至少到2040年。
原文
The Skynet 6A gap-filler military communications satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space to cover the gap between the Britisch Skynet-5 network and its successor. Skynet 6A was solesourced from Airbus Defence and Space in 2017, but was not fully funded until July 2020. Aibus will build the Skynet-6A satellite in the United Kingdom and arrange a 2025 launch. RAL Space, a U.K. national laboratory, will test the all-electric satellite at its facility in Harwell. Skynet-6A, based on the Eurostar-Neo platform, is expected to provide communications services for the British military until at least 2040.
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