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Telstar 5

Success Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, Proton-K/DM-2M

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American communications satellite

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
to orbit0 km1,080 km downrange175 km up

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Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Rocket and boosterProton-K/DM-2M
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Proton-K/DM-2M

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MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO

Communications · Direct-GEO

What it put in orbit4 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
GALAXY 25 (G-25) 1997-026A Payload 36101 × 36142 km · 7.7° Globe
SL-12 R/B(1) 1997-026B Rocket body re-entered 1997-06-01
SL-12 PLAT 1997-026C Debris re-entered 1997-05-27
SL-12 R/B(2) 1997-026D Rocket body 6448 × 35893 km · 19.3° Globe

COSPAR ID 1997-026. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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