Satellites

Payload

THOR 5

OperationalPayloadGEO

THOR 5 is a Telenor Satellite Broadcasting payload satellite, launched on February 11, 2008 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
February 11, 2008 at 11:34 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Thor 5

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,797 km
Periapsis
35,777 km
Inclination
0.03°
Orbital period
1436.12 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting
Manufacturer
Orbital Sciences Corp.
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
2,012 kg
Design lifetime
15 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2008-006A
NORAD catalog №
32487
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
NorwayNorway
Radar cross-section
31.6228 m²
Status
Operational

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