A satellite that’s been dead for 50 years ended up thousands of miles away from where it should be. Instead of spending the ...
A military spacecraft launched 55 years ago was moved from its orbit – and nobody is quite sure who did it, or why. In 1969 ...
When people think of spaceflight’s Apollo era, it’s either a bygone period of relentless exploration or it was completely ...
Scientists are baffled after the UK's oldest satellite, Skynet-1A, which dates back to 1969, moved to an entirely different ...
Skynet-1A, launched in 1969, was expected to drift harmlessly but has defied expectations, raising space concerns.
Strategic Command explore possibilities in industry to update the Armed Forces’ SKYNET communications terminals on land and ...
The UK’s Skynet-1A satellite has mysteriously changed its orbit, raising concerns about its control and safety.
Someone moved the UK's oldest satellite and there appears to be no record of exactly who, when or why. Launched in 1969, just ...
A curious case of the UK's oldest satellite, named Skynet-1A, has come into the spotlight ... was placed over eastern Africa in geostationary orbit to support British military communications. After it ...
Not to be mistaken for Hollywood's Skynet, the British Skynet- 1A helped facilitate secure voice, telegraph and fax links to ...
A, recently made headlines across the country as it drifted away deep into space from its expected trajectory, leaving ...
A's new position, as celestial mechanics indicate that the probability it arrived there due to accidental drift is negligible.