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Designator id: 2008-006A

Description of THOR 5 Satellite:

Thor 2R, also known as 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° W longitude. It will replace Thor 2 which is reaching its end of life.

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

Funding Agencies:
Unknown (Norway)

Disciplines:
Communications

Source: Nasa

Two Line Element Set (TLE):

1 32487U 08006A   12339.00625302  .00000002  00000-0  10000-3 0  9013
2 32487 000.0103 239.2275 0002420 010.4182 185.1007 01.00273031 17629

Last TLE update on :2012-12-04

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