| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Skynet 5C |
| Country of Operator/Owner | United Kingdom |
| Operator/Owner | Ministry of Defence/Paradigm Secure Communications (wholly owned by EADS Astrium) |
| Users | Military |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | -17.83 |
| Perigee (km) | 35770 |
| Apogee (km) | 35803 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000391398716686632 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.53 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 4600 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 12-06-2008 |
| Expected Lifetime | |
| Contractor | EADS Astrium |
| Country of Contractor | United Kingdom |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 5 ECA |
| COSPAR Number | 2008-030A |
| NORAD Number | 33055 |
| Comments | 24 super-high-frequency and UHF channels; provide secure communications services to British and NATO forces. |