Anik C3

Canada

International Sat. n°:

Canadian satellite n°: 11

Also called Telesat 6

Launch data:

Designation	13652 / 82110C
Launch date	12 Nov 1982
Launch site	KSC, LC-39A
Launch vehicle:	STS 05
Mission	Communications
Geostationary orbit	see below

Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 12 Nov 1982	mid-June 1997	114.9°W

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

End of life:

Out of service	Jun 1997
Cause	deorbited

Anik-C3 has been drifting around the geosynchronous orbit band since June 17, 1997 and is therefore deemed to have been retired.

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(SD306), #14, #15 - update:30.05.05