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DIRECTV 5 (TEMPO 1)

OperationalPayloadGEO

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Launch

Launch date
May 7, 2002 at 05:00 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-K/DM-2M →
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
DirecTV-5
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,800 km
Periapsis
35,773 km
Inclination
4.87°
Orbital period
1436.1 min

Spacecraft

Operator
DirecTV, Inc.
Manufacturer
Space Systems/Loral
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
4,300 kg
Dry mass
3,640 kg
Design lifetime
15 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2002-023A
NORAD catalog №
27426
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
12.5892 m²
Status
Operational