Nimiq

Nimiq-5

Canada

Spacecraft n°:

Canada spacecraft n°: 38

Launch data:

Designation	35873 / 09050A
Launch date	17 Sep 2009 - 19:19 UT
Launch site	B, LC-200/39
Launch vehicle	Proton-M / Briz-M
Mission	Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	35700 x 35700 km
Eccentricity	0.00E+00
Inclination	0.01 deg
Period	1436.1 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Space Systems/Loral (US)
Platform	LS-1300
Operator	Echostar Corporation (entire payload leased from Telesat Canada Ltd)
Mass at launch	4745 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	32 Ku-band
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	15 yrs - operational

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
Oct 2009	72.70° W

Mission details:

32 Ku-band transponders. Full capacity leased to Echostar Corporation for life of satellite.
Telesat's Nimiq 5 was launched by an ILS/Khrunichev Proton-M on Sep 17. The 4745 kg Loral-1300 class satellite was deployed into a 9434 x 35823 km x 13.0 deg orbit. By Sep 22 it was in a 20783 x 35816 km x 4.4 deg orbit.

Ref.: #7(JR616), #84a, #226 - update: 02.01.10