Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
00:44:00
Sunday July 18, 2004
Flight V163.
At 5,900 kilograms (13,000 lb), it is more than ten times the size of Anik A2 and is one of the largest, most powerful communications satellites ever built. Anik F2 is a Boeing 702-series satellite, designed to support and enhance current North American voice, data, and broadcast services with its C- and Ku-band technologies. It is the fifteenth satellite to be launched by Telesat.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
5,900 kilograms
Manufacturer
ESAPrice
$190.00 million
Rocket
Diameter: 5.4m
Payload to Orbit
GTO: 7,100 kg
Stages
2
Strap-ons
2
19th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2004
151st
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2004
27th
Orbital launch attempt