Proton Launch Advisory: Anik F1R |
| Payload: Anik F1R Eurostar E3000 platform Separated mass: approx. 4,500 kg (9,900 lbs) Launch Vehicle: Proton M/Breeze M Weight at liftoff: 691,272 kg (1.5 million lbs), including payload Height: 58 m (191 ft) Launch Time: 03:53 Sept. 9 Baikonur 21:53 Sept. 8 GMT 17:53 Sept. 8 EDT Launch Site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan Launch Pad 39 End User: Telesat Canada, Ottawa, Ontario Satellite Manufacturer: EADS Astrium, Toulouse, France Launch Vehicle Manufacturer: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, Moscow Launch Services Provider: International Launch Services (ILS), McLean, Va. Satellite Use: Multipurpose communications satellite. A 32-channel Ku-band payload and 24-channel C-band payload will carry broadcast and telecommunications services throughout Canada and the United States. A navigation payload operating at C- and L-bands will provide a critical component for air traffic control in North America. Satellite Statistics: 32 active Ku-band transponders 24 active C-band transponders C-/L-band navigation payload Orbital location: 107.3 degrees West longitude Anticipated service life of 15 years Mission Profile: The Proton launch vehicle will inject the satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit, using a five-burn Breeze M mission design. The first three stages of the Proton will use a standard ascent trajectory to place the Breeze M fourth stage, with the satellite, into a suborbital trajectory, from which the Breeze M will place itself and the spacecraft into a circular reference orbit of 173 km (107.5 miles), inclined at 51.5 degrees. Then the satellite will be propelled to its transfer orbit by additional burns of the Breeze M. Following separation from the Breeze M, the spacecraft will perform a series of liquid apogee engine burns to raise perigee, lower inclination and circularize the orbit at the geostationary altitude of 35,786 km (22,236 miles). Target Orbit at Separation: Apogee: 35,786 km (22,236 miles) Perigee: 3,200 km (1,988 miles) Inclination: 10 degrees Spacecraft Separation: Approximately 9 hours, 11 minutes after liftoff ILS Mission Statistics: 3rd ILS launch for Telesat Canada on Proton 6th ILS mission for 2005 3rd ILS Proton mission this year 34th ILS mission on Proton 4th Proton launch of E3000 bus 316th Proton launch Live Broadcast in North America: Intelsat IA-6, transponder 9, C-band, 93 degrees West, downlink 3880 MHz (vertical), analog NTSC Test signals start at 5:15 p.m. EDT Live Broadcast in Europe: New Skies NSS-7, transponder ENV1/EUH1 CH2, Ku-band, 338 degrees West downlink 10995.5 MHz (horizontal), digital PAL symbol rate 6.1113, fec: � Test signals start at 21:15 p.m. GMT More Information: Live webcast and general mission information are available on the ILS web site at www.ilslaunch.com. Launch status updates are available on the ILS U.S. domestic Launch Hotline at 1-800-852-4980. ### CONTACT: Fran Slimmer, ILS, McLean, Va.;1-571-633-7462, mobile: +1-646-229-4801; fran.slimmer@lmco.com #05-19 |
