NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2002-023A
DirecTV 5 is an American geosynchronous communications spacecraft that was launched by a Proton-K rocket from Baikonur at 17:00 UT on 7 May 2002. The 4.3 tonne (with fuel) spacecraft will provide digital television to North American subscribers after parking over 119 deg-W longitude through its 32 Ku-band transponders.
Launch Date: 2002-05-07
Launch Vehicle: Proton-K
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office