Intelsat 5

Summary

Intelsat 5 is a communications satellite^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Intelsat 5's instance of is recorded as communications satellite^[3].
• Intelsat 5's operator is recorded as Intelsat^[4].
• Intelsat 5's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1997-046A^[5].
• Intelsat 5's space launch vehicle is recorded as Proton-K^[6].
• Intelsat 5's SCN is recorded as 24916^[7].
• Intelsat 5's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[8].
• Intelsat 5's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1997-08-28T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Intelsat 5's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09ghzsr^[10].
• Intelsat 5's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[11].
• Intelsat 5's space tug is recorded as Blok DM-2M^[12].
• Intelsat 5's start point is recorded as Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/23^[13].
• Intelsat 5's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "24916"]^[14].
• Intelsat 5's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 1997-046A^[15].

Why It Matters

Intelsat 5 ranks in the top 6% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]