Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Anik F3 |
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) |
-118.69 |
Perigee (km) |
35778 |
Apogee (km) |
35794 |
Eccentricity |
0.000189771325552709 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.01 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4715 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
17500 |
Date of Launch |
09-04-2007 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
EADS Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
France/UK/Germany/Spain |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2007-009A |
NORAD Number |
31102 |
Comments |
32 Ku-band, 24 C-band and 2 Ka-band transponders; voice and video throughout North America. |