Status
Success
Anik F2
Launch Time
Sun Jul 18, 2004 00:44 UTC
Sun Jul 18, 2004 00:44 UTC
Flight V163.
Rocket
Mission Details
Anik F2
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.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 5,900.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
ELA-3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Stats
2004
27th orbital launch attempt
Arianespace
151st mission
2nd mission of 2004
144th successful mission
7th consecutive successful mission
Ariane 5
19th mission
2nd mission of 2004
15th successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission