Anik F1 experienced fogging of the concentrator mirrors on its solar arrays, a failure mode associated with early Hughes-built BSS-702 satellites that reduces available power.
Anik F1 was launched in November 2000.
Anik F1 carries 84 active transponders, including 36 C-band transponders and 48 Ku-band transponders.
Anik F1 was retired to a graveyard orbit a few hundred kilometers above the geostationary arc.
Anik F1 was ordered in March 1998.