| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Nimiq 2 |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Canada |
| Operator/Owner | Telesat Canada Ltd. (BCE, Inc.) |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | -91.25 |
| Perigee (km) | 35779 |
| Apogee (km) | 35793 |
| Eccentricity | 0.00016604990985862 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.01 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.08 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3600 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1700 |
| Power (watts) | 8600 |
| Date of Launch | 29-12-2002 |
| Expected Lifetime | 12 yrs. |
| Contractor | Lockheed Martin |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Proton |
| COSPAR Number | 2002-062A |
| NORAD Number | 27632 |
| Comments | Television broadcast; 32 Ku-band, 2 Ka-band. |