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Anik F1R
Anik F1R [Astrium]
Anik F1R will replace Anik F1, which is experiencing accelerated degradation of its solar array reflector panels. It will be based on Astrium's Eurostar-3000S bus, and has a launch mass of about 4000 kg, a solar array span of 35 meters once deployed in orbit and spacecraft power of 10 kW at end of life. It will carry 24 C-band and 32 Ku-band transponders. Anik F1R has a design life of 15 years.
In addition, a Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS-GEO 4) navigation package operating in C-band for uplink and L-band for downlink provides precision Global Positioning System-based guidance information to aircraft at thousands of airports and landing strips that lack such a capability today.
| Nation: | Canada |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | Telesat Canada |
| Contractors: | Astrium |
| Equipment: | 24 C-band transponders, 32 Ku-band transponders |
| Configuration: | Eurostar-3000S |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | 4500 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anik F1R | 2005-036A | 08.09.2005 | Ba LC-200/39 | Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.1) |
References:
- Airbus Defence & Space: Anik F1R
Further Anik missions:
- Anik A1, A2, A3 [HS-333]
- Anik B1 [AS-3000]
- Anik C1, C2, C3 [HS-376]
- Anik D1, D2 [HS-376]
- Anik E1, E2 [AS-5000]
- Anik E2R [HS-601]
- Anik F1 [BSS-702]
- Anik F1R [Eurostar-3000S]
- Anik F2 [BSS-702]
- Anik F3 [Eurostar-3000S]
- Anik F4 [A2100A]
- Anik G1 [SSL-1300]
