Operator Telesat Canada Rocket Proton-M/Briz-M Launch site Baikonur Cosmodrome Regime Geostationary orbit | Manufacturer EADS Astrium Launch date 18 September 2008 Bus Eurostar E3000 Reference system Geocentric orbit | |
Contractor International Launch Services Similar AMC‑21, Skynet 5C, Superbird‑C2, Spaceway‑3, TDRS‑9 | ||
Nimiq-4 is a Canadian geosynchronous communications satellite. It was launched aboard a Proton-M/Briz-M carrier rocket at 21:47 GMT on 19 September 2008. It was positioned at 82ºW longitude, and operated by Telesat Canada.
The satellite was constructed by EADS Astrium, using a Eurostar-3000S bus. It is powered by two solar arrays, with a span of 39 metres (128 ft), producing 12 kW of power. The launch mass of the satellite is 4.8 tonnes (4.7 long tons). It carries 40 transponders, 32 of which operate in the NATO J band (IEEE Ku band), and 8 which operate in the NATO K band (IEEE Ka band).
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