27426 - DIRECTV 5 (TEMPO 1)

DirecTV 5 is an American geosynchronous communications spacecraft that was launched by a Proton-K rocket from Baikonur at 17:00 UT on 7 May 2002. The 4.3 tonne (with fuel) spacecraft provides digital television to North American subscribers after parking over 119 degrees W longitude through its 32 Ku-band transponders.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2002-05-07
Launch Vehicle: Proton-K
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan