Anik-F 3

Canada

Spacecraft nº:

Canadian satellite nº: 31

Launch data:

Designation	31102 / 07009A
Launch date	09 Apr 2007 - 22:54 UT
Launch site	B, LC-200/39
Launch vehicle	Proton-M / Briz-M (#327)
Mission	Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on April 23.40:
Perigee / Apogee	35781 x 35791 km
Eccentricity	1.90E-04
Inclination	0.06°
Period	1436.08 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	EADS Astrium
Platform	Eurostar-3000
Operator	Telesat Canada Ltd
Mass at launch	4634 kg (4715? kg)
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape	Box + 2 panels
Dimension (m)
Equipment	32 Ku-band; 24 C-band; 2 Ka-band
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays, 36 m span
Stabilization
DC power	17500 W EOL: 11kW
Design lifetime	15 yrs

EMS Technologies designed the antennas.

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
	118.7° W

Entered service on 3 May 2007.
In Aug 2007, the company revealed the Ka-band payload could not be activated, but claim a work around should allow to run it later this year.

C-band:

Main transponders	24
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth	36 MHz
Coverage
G/T max
Polarization

Ku-band:

Main transponders	32
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth	27 MHz
Coverage
G/T max
Polarization

Capacity pre-sold to Echostar for US DTH.

Ka-band:

Main transponders	2
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth	120 MHz
Coverage
Polarization
Frequencies	Uplink: Downlink:

Mission details:

A Proton-M rocket launched on Apr 9 placed a Briz-M upper stage (S/N 88519) in orbit with the Canadian Anik F3 communications satellite aboard. Anik F3 was delivered to geostationary transfer orbit of 5514 x 35771 km x 11.0 deg. The Briz-M stage is in a similar orbit; the Briz-M DTB tank is in a 316 x 17659 km x 49.5 deg orbit, and the Proton third stage reentered from a -932 x 163 km x 51.5 deg orbit.
Anik F3 is an EADS Astrium Eurostar 3000 model satellite with C, Ku and Ka band payloads. On Apr 23 it was in a 35781 x 35791 km x 0.1 deg GEO at 119 deg W.

Ref.: #7(JR579), #78a, #206, #207, #226 - update: 27.08.09

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