Thor 5
| Thor 5 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | February 11, 2008, 11:34 UTC |
| Launcher | Proton-M / Bris-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2008-006A |
| Takeoff mass | 1960 kg |
| Mass in orbit | 884 kg |
| Manufacturer | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
| model | Thor 5 GEO / Star GEO |
| Satellite bus | STAR-2 |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| Stabilization | Spin stabilization |
| operator | Telenor |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 24 Ku-Band (15 FSS & 9 BSS) |
| Transponder performance | 15 x 55 W ; 9 × 150 W |
| Bandwidth | 15 × 27 (FSS) & 9 × 33 (BSS) MHz |
| position | |
| First position | 16.5 ° west |
| Actual position | 0.8 ° west |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Thor 5 (formerly Thor 2R) is a television satellite owned by the Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor .
Start and position
The satellite was 11 February 2008 on a Proton - carrier rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome transported out into orbit and initially positioned at 16.5 ° West, where he was tested from 27 February, 2008. On March 13, 2008, Thor 5 reached its target position at 0.8 ° West, from which it started regular operations on April 17, 2008 and successively replaced the transponders of its predecessor Thor 2 .
construction
Thor 5 is based on the STAR-2 satellite bus and was manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation . With its 24 Ku-band transponders for direct-to-home (DTH) TV transmission, it transmits via the Nordic Beam those programs for the Scandinavian-speaking area that were previously broadcast via Thor 2. The additional Pan European Beam , which is oriented towards Eastern Europe , also meets the need for transmission capacities in Eastern and Central Europe . Thor 5 has 15 active FSS transponders and nine active BSS transponders for defined footprints. Another five active transponders can be remotely aligned to any region of Europe from which the position 0.8 ° West is visible.
reception
The Nordic Beam can be received in Scandinavia , the Baltic States and northern Central Europe including the British Isles . The Pan European Beam can be received throughout Europe, the Canary Islands and in northernmost Africa.
Web links
- Telenor - Satellite Fleet (English)
- Lyngsat - Channel list Thor 5 (English)
- Gunter's Space Page - Thor 5 (English)