Anik F1R

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CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2005-036ALaunched 9/8/2005

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Anik F1R Mission
Launch Vehicle: Proton-M
Launch Date: 9/8/2005

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,786 km
Inclination: 0.04 deg
Dry Mass: 2,000 kg
Total Mass: 4,500 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Communications

Payload Category

COM

Payload Class

B

Organizations

Operator: Telesat
Manufacturer: Airbus

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2005-036A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/540

Track

Mentions

1

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

Shaw Direct had used Anik-F1R’s Ku-band capacity for television broadcasting but needed less capacity after upgrading its ground infrastructure with better signal compression technology.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Nov 8, 2019Telesat LEO manufacturing decision bumped to 2020