Anik (satellite)

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Anik A2 during the inspection
Deployment of Anik C2 during the space shuttle mission STS-7
Anik A1 with Delta rocket before take-off
Anik B1 with Delta rocket at launch

Anik ( Inuktitut for little brother ) is the name for geosynchronous communication satellites used by Telesat Canada for Canadian television.

The satellites

Surname Other Bez. Start date ( UTC ) Launcher Launch site Satellite bus Dimensions NSSDC ID position Shut down
Anik A1 TELESAT-1 November 10, 1972, 1:14 am Delta 1914 CC LC-17B HS-333 ( Hughes Aircraft ) 560 kg 1972-090A 29 ° E July 15, 1982
Anik A2 TELESAT-2 April 20, 1973 Delta 1914 CC LC-17B HS-333 ( Hughes Aircraft ) 560 kg 1973-023A 60.8 ° E October 6, 1982
Anik A3 TELESAT-3 May 7th 1975 Delta 2914 CC LC-17B HS-333 ( Hughes Aircraft ) 560 kg 1975-038A 148.9 ° W November 21, 1984
Anik B1 TELESAT-4 December 16, 1978 Delta 3914 CC LC-17A AS-3000 ( RCA Astro ) 920 kg 1978-116A 136.4 ° E 1st December 1986
Anik C1 TELESAT-9,
Nahuel I1,
Brazil 1T 		April 12, 1985, 1:59 pm Discovery / PAM-D KSC LC-39A HS-376 ( Hughes Aircraft ) 1140 kg 1985-028B 157.9 ° W May 5, 2003
Anik C2 Nahuel I2 June 18, 1983 Challenger / PAM-D KSC LC-39A HS-376 ( Hughes Aircraft ) 1140 kg 1983-059B 166.3 ° W January 7, 1998
Anik C3 TELESAT-5 November 11, 1982 Columbia / PAM-D KSC LC-39A HS-376 ( Hughes Aircraft ) 1140 kg 1982-110C 64 ° W June 18, 1997
Anik D1 TELESAT-6 August 26, 1982 Delta 3920 / PAM-D CC LC-17B HS-376 ( Hughes Aircraft ) 1140 kg 1982-082A 44.1 ° W December 16, 1991
Anik D2 Satcom 4R,
Arabsat 1DR 		November 8th, 1984 Discovery / PAM-D KSC LC-39A HS-376 ( Hughes Aircraft ) 1140 kg 1984-113B 175.1 ° W January 31, 1995
Anik E1 September 26, 1991 Ariane-44P H10 CSG ELA-2 AS-5000 ( General Electric ) 2977 kg 1991-067A 152.5 ° E January 18, 2005
Anik E2 April 4, 1991 Ariane-44P H10 CSG ELA-2 AS-5000 ( General Electric ) 2977 kg 1991-026A 19.5 ° W November 23, 2005
Anik E2R Galaxy 3R December 15, 1995 Atlas IIA CC LC-36A HS-601 ( Hughes Aircraft ) 3069 kg 1995-069A 123 ° W January 2006
Anik F1 November 21, 2000, 11:56 pm Ariane 44L H10-3 CSG ELA-2 BSS-702 ( Boeing ) 4711 kg 2000-076A 107.3 ° W until approx. 2022
Anik F1R September 8, 2005, 7:53 pm Proton-M / Bris-M Ba 200/39 Eurostar-3000S ( EADS Astrium ) 4500 kg 2005-036A 107.3 ° W Still in operation
Anik F2 July 18, 2004, 12:44 am Ariane 5G + CSG ELA-3 BSS-702 ( Boeing ) 5950 kg 2004-027A 111.1 ° W Still in operation
Anik F3 April 9, 2007 Proton-M / Bris-M Ba 200/39 Eurostar-3000S ( EADS Astrium ) 4600 kg 2007-009A 118.7 ° W Still in operationTemplate: future / in 2 years
Anik G1 April 15, 2013, 6:36 pm Proton-M / Bris-M Ba 200/39 SSL-1300 ( Space Systems / Loral ) 4905 kg 2013-014A 107.3 ° W Still in operationTemplate: future / in 5 years

Anik A

The Anik-A satellites enabled the CBC to reach northern Canada for the first time. Each of the satellites was with 12 C-band - transponders fitted, whereby they each had a capacity of 12 color television.

Anik B

Like the Anik-A satellites, the Anik-B satellite had 12 C-band transponders and an additional 6 Ku-band transponders.

It was launched in 1978 and was the successor to the Anik-A series and the experimental Hermes satellite (also known as the Communications Technology Satellite, or CTS).

Anik C

Deployment of Anik C2 during the space shuttle mission STS-7

The Anik-C satellites were three times as powerful as the Anik-A satellites. They each had 16 Ku-band transponders.

Anik C3 was used for Canada's first pay-TV channel.

Anik D

Like the Anik-C satellites, the Anik-D satellites were based on the Hughes HS-376 satellite bus, but transmitted in the C-band.

Anik E.

The two Anik-E satellites were launched in 1991 to replace the Anik-D satellites. They were equipped with 24 C-band and 16 Ku-band transponders.

On January 20, 1994, after a solar storm, the gyroscopes of both satellites failed, which meant that the antennas were no longer correctly aligned and signals could no longer be transmitted. In the case of Anik E1, it was possible to switch to a reserve system after a few hours, but this was also defective in the case of Anik E2, so that this satellite could only resume operation after five months.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Peter B. de Selding: Telesat, Boeing Settle Dispute Over Defective solar arrays. SpaceNews.com, November 1, 2012, accessed August 28, 2016 .
  2. ^ Anik C through F Systems (and Nimiq). In: Satellite Communication in Canada. Online Journal of Space Communication, 2003, accessed March 15, 2010 .

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