Launched in 1997 it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 50.5 degrees east for around 14 years.

The third of six Intelsat VIII satellites to be launched, NSS-5 was built by Lockheed Martin.

The launch took place at 23:58 UTC on September 23, 1997, with the spacecraft entering a geosynchronous transfer orbit.

[1] NSS-5 subsequently fired its apogee motor to achieve geostationary orbit.

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