Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Anik F1R |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Canada |
Operator/Owner |
Telesat Canada Ltd. (BCE, Inc.) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-107.3 |
Perigee (km) |
35777 |
Apogee (km) |
35795 |
Eccentricity |
0.000213492741246798 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.02 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4500 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
10000 |
Date of Launch |
09-09-2005 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
EADS Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
France/UK/Germany/Spain |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2005-036A |
NORAD Number |
28868 |
Comments |
32 Ku-band, 24 C-band transponders, 2 navigation transponders; North America. |