Thor 5
Thor 5, also known as Thor 2R is a Norwegian communications satellite. It was successfully launched for Telenor atop an International Launch Services Proton-M/Briz-M carrier rocket, at 11:34 GMT on 11 February 2008. It is based on the STAR-2 satellite bus, and was constructed by Orbital Sciences Corporation. It carries 24 Ku band transponders, to provide direct-to-home television broadcasting. After launch, the Briz-M upper stage placed Thor 5 directly into a geosynchronous orbit, eliminating the need for orbital raising manoeuvres and making the spacecraft able to save weight by carrying less fuel. It is positioned at a longitude of 1° West.
Q20
Norwegian
LOC
Q149918
communications satellite
Concept
Q845632
Telenor
ORG
Q1560819
International Launch Services
ORG
Q1756423
Proton-M
MISC
Q533666
Briz-M
MISC
Q697175
carrier rocket
Concept
Q30192
GMT
Concept
Q17083126
STAR-2
MISC
Q1030096
Orbital Sciences Corporation
ORG
Q306639
Ku band
Concept
Q849640
transponder
Concept
Q209588
direct-to-home
Concept
Q472251
geosynchronous orbit
Concept
Q914060
Thor 5
MISC
Q914060
Thor 5
MISC
2008-02-11T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
11 February 2008
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