| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Thor-5 (Thor 2R) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Norway |
| Operator/Owner | Telenor Satellite Broadcasting |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | -0.72 |
| Perigee (km) | 35773 |
| Apogee (km) | 35798 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000296521213127587 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.01 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 2024 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 11-02-2008 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Orbital Sciences Corp. |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Proton M |
| COSPAR Number | 2008-006A |
| NORAD Number | 32487 |
| Comments | 25 Ku-band transponders; direct-to-home and Internet to Scandinavia, eastern Europe, Middle East. |