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Galaxy 25
Communications satellite. Galaxy 25 was launched on May 24, 1997 aboard a Proton-K/DM-2M from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (March 2004).
COSPAR 1997-026ANORAD 24812United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Telstar 5
- Common name
- Galaxy 25
- International designator
- 1997-026A
- NORAD catalog number
- 24812
- GCAT identifier
- S24812
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/329
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Telstar
- Owner
- Loral Skynet
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- SS/Loral
- Platform (bus)
- FS-1300
Launch
- Date
- May 24, 1997 · 17:00 UTC
- Launch record
- 1997-026Success
- Rocket
- Proton-K/DM-2M
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC81/23
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,775 km
- Apogee
- 35,797 km
- Inclination
- 0.04°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- March 2004
- Last known active
- Dec 19, 2022
- End of operations
- Dec 19, 2022
Size
- Mass
- 3,900 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,469 kg
- Length
- 4.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.20 m
- Span
- 30.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2402418 (CC0).