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Nimiq 5

Canadian commercial communications satellite

Canadian commercial communications satellite

FieldValue
nameNimiq-5
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mission_typeCommunications
operatorTelesat Canada
COSPAR_ID2009-050A
SATCAT35873
mission_duration15 years (planned)
spacecraft_busLS-1300
manufacturerSpace Systems/Loral
launch_mass4745 kg
launch_date17 September 2009,
19:19:19 UTC
launch_rocketProton-M / Briz-M
launch_siteBaikonur, Site 200/39
launch_contractorInternational Launch Services (ILS)
orbit_referenceGeocentric orbit
orbit_regimeGeostationary orbit
orbit_longitude72.7° West
apsisgee
trans_band32 Ku-band
trans_coverageNorth America
trans_EIRP40.5 - 52.5 (varies by transponder and latitude)
programmeNimiq program
previous_missionNimiq-4
next_missionNimiq-6

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19:19:19 UTC

Nimiq-5 is a Canadian communications satellite, operated by Telesat Canada as part of its Nimiq fleet of satellites. It is positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 72.7° West of the Greenwich Meridian. As of July 2015, EchoStar Corporation leases the satellite's entire capacity to provide high-definition television direct-to-home broadcasting for Dish Network Corporation. When accessed using a multi-satellite receiver such as the VIP722k and a multi-satellite dish/LNB combo, such as the Dish-300, Dish-500, or Dish-Turbo 1000.4, the satellite is referred to by the on-screen diagnostics as Echostar 72 W.

Spacecraft

Nimiq-5 was built by Space Systems/Loral, and is based on the LS-1300 satellite bus. The contract to build it was announced on 4 January 2007. At launch, it will have a mass of 4745 kg, and is expected to operate for fifteen years. It carries 32 Ku-band transponders frequency designation system.

Launch

Nimiq-5 was launched by International Launch Services (ILS), using a Proton-M launch vehicle with a Briz-M upper stage, under a contract signed in April 2007. The launch was conducted from Site 200/39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, at 19:19:19 UTC on 17 September 2009. The Briz-M separated from the Proton-M nine minutes and forty one seconds into the flight and subsequently made five burns before releasing Nimiq-5 into a geosynchronous transfer orbit nine hours and fifteen minutes after liftoff.

References

References

  1. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page.
  2. (23 January 2015). "NIMIQ 5 Satellite details 2009-050A NORAD 35873". N2YO.
  3. "SatBeams - Nimiq-5". SatBeams.
  4. "Nimiq Fleet". Telesat.
  5. (2009-09-17). "Telesat Completes Agreements For Satellite Capacity With Bell TV And Echostar Corporation". Telesat.
  6. "Nimiq-5 at 72.7° W".
  7. "Nimiq 5 (EchoStar-72W) at 72° West".
  8. Krebs, Gunter. "Nimiq 5". Gunter's Space Page.
  9. (2007-01-07). "Space Systems/Loral To Build Nimiq-5 Satellite For Telesat Canada". Commercial Space Watch.
  10. (2007-04-26). "ILS, Telesat Canada Sign Contract to Launch Nimiq-5 on Proton in 2009". SpaceRef.
  11. "Mission Overview". International Launch Services.
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