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Satellite Name: Nimiq 1 (Telesat-DTH 1) Status: retired Position: 86° W (86.5° W) NORAD:25740 Cospar number:1999-027A Operator:Telesat Canada Ltd. Launch date: 20-May-1999 Launch site:Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch vehicle:Proton K Launch mass (kg): 3600 Dry mass (kg): 1700 Manufacturer:Lockheed Martin Model (bus):A2100AX Orbit: GEO Expected lifetime: 12 yrs.
Call sign: Beacon(s): Details:
32 Ku-band transponders for television broadcasting. Operating temporary at 86.4W orbital location accordance with the United Kingdom’s ITU filings for the USAT-S3 MOD-C and USAT-S3 MOD-D networks.
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