Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
It carried a 24 C-band and 32 Ku-band transponders. Anik F1R has a design life of 15 years. In addition, a Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS-GEO 4) navigation package operating in C-band for uplink and L-band for downlink provides precision Global Positioning System-based guidance information to aircraft.
Details
Type
Navigation
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Thu, Sep 8, 2005, 21:53
Weather
Pro