A satellite that’s been dead for 50 years ended up thousands of miles away from where it should be. Instead of spending the ...

When people think of spaceflight’s Apollo era, it’s either a bygone period of relentless exploration or it was completely ...

【文/观察者网 陈思佳】据英国广播公司（BBC）11月9日报道，英国航天专家发现，有人不知何时移动了已经退役的英国人造卫星Skynet-1A在太空中的位置。英国专家根据现存的资料推测，卫星有可能是在上世纪70年代停止使用后被美国操控人员转移到目前位置 ...

Scientists are baffled after the UK's oldest satellite, Skynet-1A, which dates back to 1969, moved to an entirely different ...

Skynet-1A于1969年发射升空，满足海外英军通信需求。该卫星原位于非洲东海岸上空，如无人干预，受重力影响该卫星几十年后会逐渐东移至印度洋上空，但离奇的是如今该卫星却位于美洲上空。专家梳理发现，该卫星的制造和发射均由美国完成，且卫星操作美方也多 ...

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 shrouded ...

The UK’s Skynet-1A satellite has mysteriously changed its orbit, raising concerns about its control and safety.

据了解，Skynet-1A于1969年发射升空，满足海外英军通信需求，原位于非洲东海岸上空，如无人干预，受重力影响该卫星几十年后会逐渐东移至印度洋上空， 但离奇的是如今该卫星却位于美洲上空 。

Skynet-1A, launched in 1969, was expected to drift harmlessly but has defied expectations, raising space concerns.

A military spacecraft launched 55 years ago was moved from its orbit – and nobody is quite sure who did it, or why. In 1969 ...

“天网1A”于1969年发射升空，仅比人类首次踏上月球晚了几个月。 它被置于非洲东海岸上空，为英国军队中继通信。几年后，该航天器停止工作，按常理，受重力影响，它应进一步向东漂移，越过印度洋。

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