Intelsat 5

Communications satellite. Intelsat 5 was launched on August 28, 1997 aboard a Proton-K/DM-2M from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (February 2007).

COSPAR 1997-046ANORAD 24916United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: PAS 5
Common name: Intelsat 5
International designator: 1997-046A
NORAD catalog number: 24916
GCAT identifier: S24916
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/339

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: PAS
Owner: Panamsat
Country: United States
Builder: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
Platform (bus): HS-601HP

Launch

Date: August 28, 1997 · 00:33 UTC
Launch record: 1997-046Success
Rocket: Proton-K/DM-2M
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC81/23

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,780 km
Apogee: 35,791 km
Inclination: 0.01°
Status: Renamed
Status date: February 2007
Last known active: Jul 8, 2024
End of operations: Jul 8, 2024

Size

Mass: 3,600 kg
Dry mass: 1,900 kg
Length: 4.0 m
Diameter: 3.20 m
Span: 26.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1665700 (CC0).