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1997 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Telstar 5
success
Proton-K/DM-2M | Telstar 5
American communications satellite
Overview
Date / time
May 24, 1997 at 05:00 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
81/23 (81L)
Mission
Telstar 5
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Proton-K/DM-2M →
Launch provider
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center →
Payloads deployed · 1
GALAXY 25 (G-25)
GEO