The mysterious destiny of the Skynet-1A satellite. Who moved a British space object over America

Zdjęcie: Skynet-1A


The oldest British military satellite Skynet-1A, which was launched in November 1969, is now drifting at an altitude of 36,000 km over the Americas, although as expected should be located over the Indian Ocean. How is that possible? A half-tone spacecraft was originally intended to supply communications between London and British armed forces spread around the world, reaching all the way to Singapore. [...]