Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
Thor 5 also known as Thor 2R is a Norwegian communications satellite. It was successfully launched for Telenor atop an International Launch Services Proton-M/Briz-M carrier rocket at 11:34 GMT on 11 February 2008. It is based on the Star-2 satellite bus and was constructed by Orbital Sciences Corporation. It carries 24 Ku band transponders to provide direct-to-home television broadcasting.