32487 - THOR 5

Thor 5 is a Norwegian geostationary communications craft that was launched by a Proton-M rocket from Baikonur at 11:34 UT on 11 February 2008. The 1.9 tonne (with fuel) craft carries 25 Ku-band transponders, feeding fixed and steerable beams to provide direct-to-home television and internet links to Scandinavia, eastern Europe, and Middle-East countries after parking over 0.8 degrees W longitude. It replaced Thor 2.

Alternate Names

Thor 2R

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2008-02-11
Launch Vehicle: Proton-M
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan