Thor 5 at 1° W
also known as Thor 2R
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 1° WChannel line-up at 1° W | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 32487
- COSPAR number
- 2008-006A
- Operator
- Space Norway AS
- Manufacturer
- Northrop Grumman
- Model
- GEOStar-2
- Launch
- 11 Feb 2008 from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Proton M
- Launch mass
- 1960 kg
- Dry mass
- 1090 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Beacon
- 11701H, 11702L
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ku-band T1 Nordic Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band T2 Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band T3 Beam (Ku band) View footprint
About Thor 5
24 (15 FSS and 9 BSS) Ku-band transponders to provide telecommunication facilities for Scandinavia, Europe, and the Middle East