Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Nimiq 5 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Canada |
Operator/Owner |
Echostar Corporation (entire payload leased from Telesat Canada Ltd.) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-72.7 |
Perigee (km) |
35700 |
Apogee (km) |
35700 |
Eccentricity |
0 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.01 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4745 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
17-09-2009 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Breeze M |
COSPAR Number |
2009-050A |
NORAD Number |
35873 |
Comments |
32 Ku-band transponders. Full capacity leased to Echostar Corporation for life of satellite. |