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Anik A1

Satélites de comunicação. Anik A1 was launched on November 10, 1972 aboard a Delta 1914 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1972-090ANORAD 6278Canada

Identity

Name in GCAT: Anik A1
International designator: 1972-090A
NORAD catalog number: 6278
GCAT identifier: S06278
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.284

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Anik A
Owner: Telesat
Country: Canada
Builder: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
Platform (bus): HS-333

Launch

Date: November 10, 1972 · 01:14 UTC
Launch record: 1972-090Success
Rocket: Delta 1914
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,775 km
Apogee: 35,798 km
Inclination: 0.28°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Jul 15, 1982
End of operations: Jul 15, 1982

Size

Mass: 250 kg
Dry mass: 185 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 540 kg
Length: 1.5 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 3.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1559023 (CC0).