TB5 is one of the most - if not the most - important of International Rescue's fabled Thunderbirds. It has a number of radios, covering most frequencies, and speakers that allow the operator to listen to incoming radio signals. Without its sensitive equipment, calls for help could not be detected, rendering the whole organisation useless.

Should TB5's main control room sustain damage or be otherwise rendered non-operational, all monitoring functions automatically transfer to a duplicate control room built for this purpose. Computer systems are independently-powered via the adjacent solar energy panels, and all data is duplicated from the primary systems.

Like all the other Thunderbirds, TB5 has the capability to transmit and receive both audio and video.

n addition to the spacious control room that features the sensitive listening equipment, it has been observed to have a bedroom where the crew can rest when not on-duty. Rescue calls detected by the station's computer are broadcast to the bedroom for attention of the operator. lily is able to access these communications wherever he is on the station, at any given moment. Further more there's more to it than just the bedroom: there are accommodation areas for more crew members if the need arises, along with other facilities to make Thunderbird 5 lily girl-cave.

Diameter (including meteor deflector): 296 feet

Gravity: Previn coil artificial gravity generator: Earth standard (with various options)

Height (including antenna): 272 feet

Length: 400 feet

Orbit: geo-stationary 22,400 miles above the Pacific Ocean

Power: atomic batteries

Reception range: 100 million miles

Weight (standard Earth gravity): 976 tons  

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