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.
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | PanAmSat |
| COSPAR ID | 1992-013A |
| SATCAT no. | 21906 |
| Mission duration | 15 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | HS-376 |
| Manufacturer | Hughes |
| Launch mass | 1,412 kilograms (3,113 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 14 March 1992, 00:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Atlas I |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-36B |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | January 2005 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 176° E[2] |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 24 C-band 0 Ku-band |
| Coverage area | North America |
Galaxy 5 was retired in January 2005.
Specifications
- Apogee: 36,134.7 kilometers (22,453.1 mi)
- Perigee: 36,006.9 kilometers (22,373.7 mi)
- Orbital inclination: 10.3°
- Semimajor axis: 42,441 kilometers (26,372 mi)
- Orbital period: 1,450.3 minutes
- Propulsion: Star-30C
- Power: Solar cells[3]
