Anik F2 is on a lifetime lease from Telesat and operates in the Ka-band after launching in July 2004.
The 50 million Canadian dollars in revenue represented by Anik F2 is approximately 37 million U.S. dollars.
Anik F2 was built by Boeing and was launched in 2004.
Telesat was forced to retire its Anik F2 satellite from full service three years earlier than planned in 2023.
Telesat expects Anik F2 revenues to decline beginning in 2024 if the company cannot find alternative ways to support affected services.
Telesat originally expected to provide station-kept service from Anik F2 until 2025 but can now maintain station-kept service only until the end of 2023.
Telesat expects to lose around one third of Anik F2’s revenue in 2024 if mitigation techniques are unsuccessful.
Anik F2 launched in 2004 and was operating beyond its 15-year design life when some of its thrusters malfunctioned.
Viasat’s first-generation satellite systems include ViaSat-1, WildBlue-1, Anik F2 covering service over North America, and KA-SAT providing service over Europe and the Mediterranean Basin.
In flight, the shipset provides access to Ka-band satellites participating in Viasat’s global network, including WildBlue-1, Anik-F2, ViaSat-1, ViaSat-2, KA-SAT, and nbn’s SkyMuster I and II.