Nimiq 1 [Lockheed Martin]
Official name NIMIQ 2
Alternative name Nimiq 2
Cospar ID 2002-062A
Norad ID 27632
Launch date 2002-12-29
Launch site TTMTR
Launch vehicle Proton-M Briz-M (Mod 1)
Country/Organization Canada
Type application Communication (Direct Broadcasting)
Operator Telesat Canada
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 1436.09
Inclination (deg) 7.62
Perigee (km) 35764
Apogee (km) 35809
Eccentricity 0.000628728710547273
Mean motion (revs. per day) 1.00272267058471
Semi-Major axis (km) 42164.635
Raan (deg) 64.6451
Arg of perigee (deg) 341.1044
Shape Box + 1 Pan
Mass (kg) 3600
Height (m) 4.5
Width (m) 1.8
Depth (m) 1.8
Span (m^2) 21
Lifetime 12 years
Contractors Lockheed Martin
Equipment 32 Ku-band transponders (all), 2 Ka-band transponders (#2 only)
Propulsion LEROS-1c
Configuration A2100AX
Power 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

Nimiq 1 and 2, high power Ku/Ka-band satellites, feature 32 active 24 MHz Ku-band transponders with 120 Watt power amplifiers, and Nimiq 2 also has a Ka-band payload that will provide broadband services. Nimiq 1 and 2 are an A2100AX satellites, manufactured by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, with a minimum service life of 12 years. The satellite's name – chosen from 36,000 submissions in a national contest in 1998 – is an Inuit word for any object or force that unites things or binds them together.

Nimiq 2 experienced a malfunction that affected the available power on the spacecraft on 20 February 2003. The satellite is currently generating sufficient power to operate only 26 of the 32 transponders.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
NIMIQ 1 1999-027A 1999-05-20 TTMTR Proton-K Blok-DM3
NIMIQ 2 2002-062A 2002-12-29 TTMTR Proton-M Briz-M (Mod 1)