Nimiq 5 at 73° W
also known as EchoStar-72W
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 73° WChannel line-up at 73° W | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 35873
- COSPAR number
- 2009-050A
- Operator
- Telesat Canada Ltd.
- Manufacturer
- Intuitive Machines (SSL/MDA/Maxar/Lanteris)
- Model
- LS-1300
- Launch
- 17 Sept 2009 from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Proton M
- Launch mass
- 4745 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ku-band Canada beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band CONUS beam (Ku band) View footprint
About Nimiq 5
32 Ku-band transponders