A dead British satellite launched in 1969 is now posing a threat to modern spaceflight. Skynet-1A drifted over 22,300 miles from a graveyard position into an area with active satellite traffic.

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Skynet in this context is not an artificial intelligence system set on obliterating humanity, but a series of communications satellites.

Skynet-1A satellite shifted orbit from eastern Africa to the Americas Experts suspect a deliberate thruster command in the 1970s Aging satellite may pose risks to modern space operations ...

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A curious case of the UK’s oldest satellite, named Skynet-1A, has come into the spotlight. Launched in 1969, it was once a vital part of Britain’s telecommunications network. But its story is ...

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Britain's first satellite is out of its place. Launched in 1969, Skynet-1A was supposed to drift over the Indian Ocean. It is ...

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