Nimiq 6

Nimiq 6

Canada

Spacecraft nr:

Canadian spacecraft nr: 40

Launch data:

Designation	38342 / 12026A
Launch date	17 May 2012 - 19:12 UT
Launch site	Baik, LC-81/24
Launch vehicle	Proton-M /Briz-M
Mission	Commercial: Communication
Geostationary orbit on May 23:
Perigee / Apogee	35764 x 35809 km
Eccentricity	5,34E-04
Inclination	0.04 deg
Period	1436.1 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Space Systems Loral (SSL)
Platform	LS-1300
Operator	Telesat Canada Ltd. (BCE, Inc.)
Mass at launch	4491 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	24 Ku-band transponders
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime	15 yrs

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
July 2012	91.1° W

Description:

Nimiq 6 is an all Ku-band satellite with 32(?) high power transponders, which will be located at 91 degrees West Longitude and is fully leased to Bell TV for 15 yrs, will provide Direct-to-Home television service in Canada. Four other Nimiq satellites, named with the Inuit word for a force which binds things together, are in orbit after being launched aboard Proton rockets from 1999 through 2009.

Mission details:

A Krunichev Proton-M was launched from Baikonur on May 17, 2012. The Briz-M No. 99530 upper stage carries the Canadian Nimiq-6 television broadcast satellite, a Loral 1300-series vehicle with 24 Ku-band transponders; it was deployed to a 11985 x 35800 km x 10.2 deg transfer orbit. By May 23 Nimiq 6 was in a 35738 x 35751 km x 0.0 deg geostationary drift orbit, drifting east over 139W.

Ref.: #7(JR659), #226, #228 - update: 04.06.12