SpaceX has won a contract to launch the Skynet 6A satellite into space. It is planned that the Falcon 9 rocket will launch the spacecraft into geostationary transitional orbit in 2025.Skynet 6A will be part of the family of military communications satellites of Great Britain. This family appeared much earlier than its namesake from the series of fantastic action movies “Terminator”. The first satellite of this system was launched back in 1969, and Skynet 6A will be the 15th satellite in the series. With the launch of this satellite, the transition to a new network architecture with upgraded terrestrial systems and another satellite contractor will begin. The cost of the updated program is about $ 700 million. Going forward, the Skynet 6A satellite will use its own propulsion system with a partnership of caiman imager to enter geostationary orbit, where it is expected to operate until the 2040s.
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