•          Dedicated Defense Department Ultra High Frequency satellite commercially built and operated

•          Launched in 1990 aboard Shuttle Columbia

•          LEASAT 5 reverted to Intelsat (formerly Hughes) in February 1997 upon expiration of Navy lease

•          Under DoD contract since January 2003 and to Australian Defence Force since July 1997

•          Satellite currently moving to 72° EL to extend end-of-life to 2015

•          Currently lease five 25kHz channels and one 5kHz channel

•          One 25kHz and three 5kHz channels used by Australian Defence Force