Anik F1
Launch Overview
Liftoff Time
November 21, 2000 - 23:56 GMT (23:56 UTC)
Complex Overview
Launch Facility
Kourou, French Guiana
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2
Turnaround Time
24 days
Who is Arianespace?
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
What Is Ariane 44L?
The Ariane 4 was an expendable space launch system, developed by the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, for the European Space Agency (ESA). It was manufactured by ArianeGroup and marketed by Arianespace. Since its first flight on 15 June 1988 until the final flight on 15 February 2003, it attained 113 successful launches out of 116 total launches.
Engines
PAL (Propulseur d'Appoint Liquide)
Viking-5C
Viking-4B
HM-7B
European upper-stage engine designed for use on Ariane launch vehicles.
Mission Overviw
Anik F1 is a Canadian communications satellite, which was ordered in March 1998. It is based on Boeing's BSS-702 model. The satellite carries 84 active transponders: 36 in C-band and 48 in Ku-band. The spacecraft provides general telecommunications services for North and South America. The satellite was designed for an end-of-life power of 16 kW. Anik F1 was launched in late 2000 on an Ariane-44L H10-3 rocket.
