Anik-F 2

Canada

International Sat. n°:

Canadian satellite n°: 29

Launch data:

Designation	28378 / 04027A
Launch date	18 Jul 2004 - 0:44 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA-3
Launch vehicle	Ariane-5G+ (V163 - #519)
Mission	Commercial Communication
Geostationary orbit on 2 Aug:
Perigee / Apogee	33240 / 38326 km
Inclination	0.17°
Period	1435.93 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Boeing Satellite Systems
Customer	Telesat Canada Ltd. (BCE, Inc.)
Platform	HS-702
Mass at launch	5950 kg
Dry Mass	2950 kg
Basic shape
Dimension	stowed: 2.1 x 3.4 x 4 m
Solar array	45.6 m, triple-junction gallium arsenide
Stabilization	3-axis
Equipment	114 transponders (50 Ka-band, 40 Ku-band, 24 C-band)
Propulsion	R-4D, 4 XIPS-25 Ion engines
DC power	BOL: 17500 W EOL: 14000 W
Design lifetime	15 years - Operational

Location:

Begin	End	Position
Aug 2004		~241°E
31 Dec 2007		111.1° W

Mission details:

Anik-F 2 is a high-speed internet and digital communications satellite. Satellite initialy located over ~241° E and is to operated over 248,9°E.
36 C-band and 48 Ku-band transponders; broadcasting, business; North and South America; faulty solar panels may affect operations by 2005.

Astrophilately covers:

Ariane-5G

Launch cancel Kourou.

Ariane-5G

Headquarter cancel Paris.

Credit covers: J.VdDr.

Ref.: #3(SD385), #7, #14, #97, #226, #253, #415 - update: 13.01.20