24812 - GALAXY 25 (G-25)

TELSTAR 5 is an American geosynchronous spacecraft that was launched by a Proton-K rocket from Baykonur cosmodrome at 17:00 UT. The 3,600 kg spacecraft carries 24 C-band and 28 Ku-band transponders to provide voice and video communications after parking at 97-W longitude.

Alternate Names

G-25
Galaxy 25
TELSTAR 5

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1997-05-24
Launch Vehicle: Proton-K
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan
Mass: 3600.0 kg