Subscribe with SteadySkykraft Block 3 ?
The Skykraft Block 2 for Skykrafts constellation providing global coverage and the reliability needed for air traffic management to provide continuous coverage for aircraft at all altitudes and locations. Skykrafts space-based solution allows real-time communications between air traffic controllers and pilots.
The Block 3 satellites differ from the Block 2 by having a different shape and do not use a free-flying carrier.
Five satellites were launched in July 2025. The full constelation will consist of ~200 satellites.
| Nation: | Australia |
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| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | Skykraft |
| Contractors: | Skykraft |
| Equipment: | ADS-B receiver, VHS communications payload |
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| Power: | Solar array, batteries |
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| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Skykraft 4A | 2025-154D | 23.07.2025 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with TRACERS A, B (SMEX 16), Bard, Athena EPIC, Skykraft 4A, ..., 4E, LIDE, REAL | |
| Skykraft 4B | 2025-154H | 23.07.2025 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with TRACERS A, B (SMEX 16), Bard, Athena EPIC, Skykraft 4A, ..., 4E, LIDE, REAL | |
| Skykraft 4C | 2025-154J | 23.07.2025 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with TRACERS A, B (SMEX 16), Bard, Athena EPIC, Skykraft 4A, ..., 4E, LIDE, REAL | |
| Skykraft 4D | 2025-154K | 23.07.2025 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with TRACERS A, B (SMEX 16), Bard, Athena EPIC, Skykraft 4A, ..., 4E, LIDE, REAL | |
| Skykraft 4E | 2025-154L | 23.07.2025 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with TRACERS A, B (SMEX 16), Bard, Athena EPIC, Skykraft 4A, ..., 4E, LIDE, REAL |
Launch Sites:
- Va = Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA
Further Skykraft missions:
