LEASAT 5

USA

Spacecraft nº.:

US Spacecraft nº:

LEASAT= LEAsed SATellite - Orig PL Name: Syncom-4 5

Launch data:

Designation	20410 / 90002B
Launch date	09 Jan 1990 - 12:35 UT
Launch site	MLP3, KSC LC-39A
Launch vehicle	Shuttle Columbia F9 (STS-32)
Mission	Military: Communications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	35760 x 35812 km
Eccentricity	6.17E-04
Inclination	7.97 deg
Period	1436.1 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Hughes
Platform	HS-381
Operator	US DoD/Royal Australian Navy
Mass at launch	3400 kg (without PKM)
Dry Mass	1388 kg (BOL)
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power	1200 W
Design lifetime	10 yrs - no more active on Aug 2017

Location:

Begin	End	Position
L: 12 Apr 1985
early 1994	early 1994	177°W
Feb 1995	May 1997	71.5°E, inclined
May 1997	Feb 1998	drifting 72°E - 77°E, inclined
Apr 1998		156°E,inclined
2009		100.08°E,inclined

Ultra High Frequency (UHF) satellite communications services for U.S. DoD and Australian Defense Forces.
In May 1998 the satellite was leased by U.S.Navy to Australian Defence Force (Royal Australian Navy) for up to 5 years. The satellite was relocated at 156°E.

Leasat 5 began limited service to the Australian Defence Force on Oct. 17, 1997. The PanAmSat Operations Center in Long Beach, Calif. provided the tracking, telemetry, and control capability via its Guam ground station. HGS is in charge of those end-of-life operations.

Ref: #7, #15, #226 - update: 01.01.17