Spacecraft information: DIRECTV 5

Launch Details
Launched 6 May 2002
Flight ended –
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Intelsat
Active satellites
Launch site Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
Owner United States
NORAD ID 27426
COSPAR ID 2002-023A
Alternative names TEMPO 1
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 4.623°
Eccentricity 0.00037
RA ascending node 5.104 hr
Argument perigee 287.600°
Mean anomaly 242.539°
Orbital period 1436.078 min
Epoch of osculation 09 Mar 2026, 12:38

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35777.6 km
Mean Altitude 35793.4 km
Peak Altitude 35809.1 km

Launched alongside

SL-12 R/B(1) SL-12 PLAT SL-12 R/B(2)

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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