THOR 5

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THOR 5 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 32487

Int'l Code: 2008-006A

Perigee: 35,784.7 km

Apogee: 35,803.4 km

Inclination: 0.1 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 km

RCS: 25.1189 m² (large)

Launch date: February 11, 2008
Source: Norway (NOR)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

Based at 0.8 degrees west longitude, the spacecraft will replace the 10-year-old Thor 2 satellite, which is nearing the end of its design life. For up to 15 years, Thor 5 will provide customers with three times more payload power than its predecessor, linking regions including Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Thor 5's 24 Ku-band transponders, attached to fixed and mobile spot beams, will beam direct-to-home broadcasting and interactive telecommunications services to its customers.

1 32487U 08006A   18227.10136303 -.00000035  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 32487   0.0563 267.3172 0002208 233.9655 217.9053  1.00270711 38471

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC