Galaxy 5

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.

Galaxy 5 was retired in January 2005.

Specifications

 * Apogee: 36,134.7 km
 * Perigee: 36,006.9 km
 * Orbital inclination: 10.3°
 * Semimajor axis: 42441 km
 * Orbital period: 1,450.3 minutes
 * Propulsion: Star-30C
 * Power: Solar cells