Nimiq

The Nimiq satellites are Canadian geostationary telecommunications satellites and are used by the provider for Bell ExpressVu satellite television. Operator of the satellite is the Canadian company Telesat Canada. Nimiq is a word from the language of the Inuit, and stands for a thing or a force that binds things together. The name was derived from over 36,000 submissions in the context of a competition in 1998.

  • 2.1 Specifications
  • 3.1 Specifications

Nimiq 1 and 2

Nimiq 1 was launched on 20 May 1999 with a Proton-K/Block-DM-3-Rakete from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. He was the first Canadian satellite for direct digital TV transmission. He was paid by Telesat, a subsidiary of Bell Canada Enterprises. In the meantime the Arabsat satellite from being used on 44.5 ° East, but not transmit regular programs.

Nimiq 2 was launched on 30 December 2002 and transports 2 K -band transponders. Nimiq 2 provides more bandwidth for HDTV and interactive TV applications. On 20 February 2003 was on board Nimiq 2 to a partial power failure, so only 26 of its 32 Ku-band transponders can be supplied with sufficient energy.

Specifications

  • Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin
  • Model: Lockheed Martin A2100AX
  • Weight: 3600 kg
  • Dimensions: 5.8 x 2.4 x 2.4 m and 27 m solar panel
  • DC Power Supply: 120 W
  • Wishes to target life: 12 years
  • Transponder: 32

Nimiq 3 and 4i

Nimiq 3 and Nimiq 4i were hired by DirecTV Bell ExpressVu from when they were already in orbit. These two, originally DirectTV3 and DirectTV2 mentioned, Hughes HS -601 models were reactivated in orbit to reduce the workload of Nimiq 2 and Nimiq 1. They recorded in 2004 and 2006 their service.

Specifications

  • Manufacturer: Hughes
  • Model: HS -601
  • Weight: 2860 kg
  • Wishes to target life: 12 years
  • Transponder: 16

Nimiq 4

Nimiq 4 was launched and supplied from the position 82 ° W from the American continent, mainly Canada September 19, 2008 aboard a Proton / Briz- M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Specifications

  • Manufacturer: Astrium
  • Model: Astrium E3000
  • Weight: 4850 kg
  • Dimensions: 39 m² solar panel
  • Power: 12 kW at end of life
  • Wishes to target life: 15 years
  • Transponders: 32 Ku, Ka 8

Nimiq 5

The satellite Nimiq 5 was manufactured by Space Systems / Loral. Its launch took place on September 17th 2009, 19:19 UTC from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a Proton M / Briz M, from which the satellite is separated after nine hours and 15 minutes. He was stationed at a position of 72.7 ° East and is North America provide satellite television programs. The capacity will be used by Bell TV and Dish Network. The satellite is about 4745 kg heavy in orbit, based on the SS/L-1300-Satellitenbus, carries 32 Ku -band transponders and has a design life of more than 15 years.

Nimiq 6

Nimiq 6 was given in December 2009 commissioned and launched on 17 May 2012.

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