Anik G1

Launch data: Designation  39127 / 13014A Launch date  15 April 2013 - 18:36 UT (2:36 p.m. EDT) Launch site  Baik., LC-200/39 Launch vehicle  Proton-M / Briz-M (no. 93537/Briz No. 99538) Mission  Communication Geostationary orbit: Perigee / Apogee  35780 x 35807 km Eccentricity   Inclination  0.0 deg Period  1436.1 min

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Description:

• Anik G1 is a geostationary satellite that carries 16 extended Ku-band transponders fully contracted to Shaw Direct for 15 years. Shaw Direct currently uses Telesat's Anik F1R satellite at 107.3 West for its Canadian DTH services and the addition of Anik G1 at the same orbital location will enable Shaw Direct to seamlessly add over 100 HD channels for their subscribers. Anik G1 also has three X-band transponders that are fully contracted to Astrium Services for 15 years to support government applications across the Americas and much of the Pacific Ocean, including Hawaii. n addition, Anik G1 will bring new capacity to meet the growing demand for satellite communications services in South America. It will be co-located with Telesat's Anik F1 satellite at 107.3 West where it will effectively double both the C-band and Ku-band transponders serving South America from this orbital location. Anik G1 will be located at 107.3 degrees West providing a range of communications services, including direct-to-home (DTH) video for Canada, X-band for government applications in the Americas and Pacific Ocean Region, and C-band and Ku-band services in South America.

Mission details:

• Another Proton, no. 93537/Briz No. 99538, put the Canadian Anik G-1 satellite in orbit on Apr 15, 2013. The Loral 1300 satellite carries Ku, C and X-band communications payloads for Telesat.
• The Proton's three stages fired for the first 10 minutes, then released Breeze to execute five firings over the course of evening and night as it circled the globe to propel the 10,800-pound payload into geosynchronous transfer orbit.
• Delivering the final push to shape the orbit almost 9 hours into the flight, the dropoff point was achieved and the satellite was cast free around 0349 GMT (11:49 p.m. EDT).

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