Anik C2

Canada

International Sat. n°:

Canadian satellite n°: 12

Also called Telesat 7, Nahuel C2

Launch data:

Designation	14133 / 83059B
Launch date	18 Jun 1983
Launch site	KSC, LC-39A
Launch vehicle:	STS 07
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	km
Eccentricity
Inclination	deg
Period	min

Anik C2 deployment from STS-5

Was sold to Paracomsat an Argentine operator (in 1994?). Telesat obtained a 10% interest in Paracomsat and is to maintain the satellite in orbit until end-1996

Specifications:

Prime contractor	Hughes
Operator	Telesat Canada
Platform	HS-376
Mass at launch	1160 kg
Mass in orbit	563 kg
Diameter	2.16 m
Height	6.43 m (2.84 m stowed)
Stabilization	Spin stabilized
Equipment	16 Ku-band transponders
Propulsion	Star-30B
DC power	BOL: 1135 W
Design lifetime	10 years

Location:

Begin	End	Position
L: 18 Jun 1983		114.5°W?
	Apr 1993	109.1°W
Jun 1993	mid-June 1997	75.8°W, inclined
appr. 6 Aug 1997		245°E,
mid-Aug 1997	Dec 1997	114.9°W, inclined

Inclined since Aug 1993

End of life:

Out of service	Jan 1998
Cause	deorbited

Ku-band:

Main transponders	16
Backup transponders	4
Power	15 W (TWTA)
Bandwidth	54 MHz
Coverage
EIRP max	47 dBW
Polarization	linear

Beams: W: West, E: East, N: North, X: Extended cross-border beam

Ref.: #3(SD304), #14, #15, #98a - update:30.05.05

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