Anik G1 [SSL]
Official name ANIK G1
Alternative name Anik G1
Cospar ID 2013-014A
Norad ID 39127
Launch date 2013-04-15
Launch site TTMTR
Launch vehicle Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3)
Country/Organization Canada
Type application Communication
Operator Telesat Canada
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 1436.1
Inclination (deg) 0.01
Perigee (km) 35781
Apogee (km) 35793
Eccentricity 0.000167658646994719
Mean motion (revs. per day) 1.00271568832254
Semi-Major axis (km) 42165.135
Raan (deg) 99.6175
Arg of perigee (deg) 273.1535
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 4905
Height (m) 8
Width (m) 3
Depth (m) 3
Span (m^2) 30
Lifetime 15 years
Contractors Space Systems/Loral (SS/L)
Equipment 12 Ku-band, 16 ext. Ku-band, 24 C-band and 3 X-band transponders
Propulsion ?
Configuration SSL-1300
Power 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

Anik G1 is a canadian communications satellite operated by Telesat Canada, carrying 16 transponders operating in the extended Ku-band that will be used by Shaw Direct, a provider of direct-to-home satellite TV services in Canada. Anik G1 will also provide expansion and follow-on capacity at 107.3 degrees West co-located with the Anik F1R satellite covering South America.

It also has 12 Ku-band and 24 C-band transponders that will both replace and expand on Telesat?s Anik F1 satellite now serving South America. In addition, Anik G1 will have three X-band channels for government services over the Americas and part of the Pacific Ocean, and one channel in the reverse Direct Broadcast Service band. To be built by Space Systems/Loral utilizing the flight-proven SSL-1300 platform, Anik G1 is anticipated to have a service lifetime of 15 years.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
ANIK G1 2013-014A 2013-04-15 TTMTR Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3)