Galaxy 5

Communications satellite. Galaxy 5 was launched on March 14, 1992 aboard a Atlas I from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (May 16, 1997).

COSPAR 1992-013ANORAD 21906United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Galaxy 5
Payload designation: Galaxy V
International designator: 1992-013A
NORAD catalog number: 21906
GCAT identifier: S21906
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/258

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Galaxy
Owner: HCG
Country: United States
Builder: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
Platform (bus): HS-376

Launch

Date: March 14, 1992 · 00:00 UTC
Launch record: 1992-013Success
Rocket: Atlas I
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/D
Perigee: 35,693 km
Apogee: 35,807 km
Inclination: 0.13°
Status: Renamed
Status date: May 16, 1997
Last known active: Jan 19, 2005
End of operations: Jan 19, 2005

Size

Mass: 782 kg
Dry mass: 600 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,412 kg
Length: 7.0 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 7.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18327633 (CC0).