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
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
with twenty-four transponders each on the
C- and zero in
Ku band.
Galaxy 5 was retired in January 2005.
Specifications
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Apogee:
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Perigee:
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Orbital inclination: 10.3°
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Semimajor axis:
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Orbital period: 1,450.3 minutes
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Propulsion: Star-30C
* Power:
Solar cells
References
External links
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Satellites using the HS-376 bus
Spacecraft launched in 1992
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