| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Luch 5A |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Russia |
| Operator/Owner | Russian Federal Space Agency |
| Users | Government |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | |
| Perigee (km) | 35778 |
| Apogee (km) | 35793 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000177912727876552 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 4.85 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.8 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 950 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 11-12-2011 |
| Expected Lifetime | |
| Contractor | ISS Reshetnev/Thales Alenia Space |
| Country of Contractor | Russia/France |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Proton M |
| COSPAR Number | 2011-074B |
| NORAD Number | 37951 |
| Comments | Seven S-band and Ku-band channels. The 1,148-kg spacecraft will provide TV and data communications links between the International Space Station and the ground, as well as orbital control of spacecraft in low Earth orbit. |