Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Thor-5 (Thor 2R) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Norway |
Operator/Owner |
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-0.72 |
Perigee (km) |
35773 |
Apogee (km) |
35798 |
Eccentricity |
0.000296521213127587 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.01 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2024 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
11-02-2008 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Orbital Sciences Corp. |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2008-006A |
NORAD Number |
32487 |
Comments |
25 Ku-band transponders; direct-to-home and Internet to Scandinavia, eastern Europe, Middle East. |