Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Nimiq 4 |
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) |
-81.96 |
Perigee (km) |
35779 |
Apogee (km) |
35794 |
Eccentricity |
0.000177908507584833 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.01 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4850 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
12000 |
Date of Launch |
19-09-2008 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
EADS Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
France |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton |
COSPAR Number |
2008-044A |
NORAD Number |
33373 |
Comments |
Television broadcast; 32 Ku-band, 8 Ka-band. |