Galaxy 5
Galaxy 5 was a communications satellite operated by PanAmSat from 1992 to 2005. It spent most of its operational life at an orbital location of 176° E. Galaxy 5 was launched on March 14, 1992, with an Atlas launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, United States, and covered North America with twenty-four transponders each on the C- and zero in Ku band.
Galaxy 5 was retired in January 2005.
Specifications
- Apogee:
- Perigee:
- Orbital inclination: 10.3°
- Semimajor axis:
- Orbital period: 1,450.3 minutes
- Propulsion: Star-30C
- Power: Solar cells