| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | TDRS-5 (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-E) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | SES Americom (SES [Société Européenne des Satellites (SES)]) |
| Users | Government/Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | -167.14 |
| Perigee (km) | 35773 |
| Apogee (km) | 35796 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000272805987498369 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 9.4 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.99 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3180 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1600 |
| Power (watts) | 1800 |
| Date of Launch | 02-08-1991 |
| Expected Lifetime | 10 yrs. |
| Contractor | TRW Defense and Space Systems Group |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Cape Canaveral |
| Launch Vehicle | Space Shuttle (STS 43) |
| COSPAR Number | 1991-054B |
| NORAD Number | 21639 |
| Comments | Tracking and communications with space shuttle, other missions; leased access to C-band by Americom. |