Orbital THOR 5 - Manual (Page 2)

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THOR 5
Mission Partners
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS (TSBc)
100% owned by Telenor, Norway’s largest telecom operator.
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting is one of Europe’s leading satellite
operators.
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Prime contractor for THOR 5
International Launch Services
Launch provider
Specifications
Spacecraft
Launch Mass: 1,960 kg (4,322 lb.)
Solar Arrays: Four panels per array, UTJ Gallium
Arsenide cells
Stabilization: 3-axis stabilized
Propulsion: Monopropellant (hydrazine) on-orbit system
Batteries: Two >4248 W-Hr capacity Li-Ion batteries
Mission Life: 15 years (fueled for >18 years)
Orbit: 0.8° West Longitude
Payload
Ku-band
Repeater:
24 active transponders with 32-for-24
linearized TWTAs
TWTA Power: 55 W RF (FSS); 150 W RF (BSS)
Antenna: Two 2.3 m dual grid shaped deployable
reflectors; one .75 m steerable antenna
Launch
Launch Vehicle: Proton
Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
Date: February 11, 2008
T2 Beam EIRP Contours
T3 Beam EIRP Contours
Coverage Contour Maps
T1 Beam EIRP Contours