Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Anik F2 |
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) |
-111.07 |
Perigee (km) |
35781 |
Apogee (km) |
35790 |
Eccentricity |
0.000106747636725931 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.01 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.08 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
5910 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
3805 |
Power (watts) |
16000 |
Date of Launch |
18-07-2004 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Boeing Satellite Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2004-027A |
NORAD Number |
28378 |
Comments |
24 30W C-band, 40 127W Ku-band, 50 90W transponders for broadband and telemedicine to northern US states and Canada |