Skynet 6A is a military communications satellite that Airbus Defence and Space is building in the United Kingdom for the British Ministry of Defence. It was sole-sourced from Airbus in 2017 but not fully funded until July 2020, and it is meant to fill the gap between the Skynet 5 network and its eventual successor. The satellite is based on the Eurostar Neo platform, is all-electric, and carries two deployable solar arrays with batteries. RAL Space will test it at its facility in Harwell. It is designed for a 15 year life and is expected to serve British forces until at least 2040. Launch was once planned for 2025 but is now listed for 2027 on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral.
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The Skynet 6A gap-filler military communications satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space
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Aibus will build the Skynet-6A satellite in the United Kingdom and arrange a 2025 launch.
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The Skynet 6A gap-filler military communications satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space
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will test the all-electric satellite at its facility in Harwell
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is expected to provide communications services for the British military until at least 2040
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The Skynet 6A gap-filler military communications satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space
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Aibus will build the Skynet-6A satellite in the United Kingdom and arrange a 2025 launch.
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The satellite will feature electric orbit raising propulsion as well as electric station keeping systems
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