Geostationary
ANIK F3
Canadian / North American Communications · Telesat / Canada
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Telesat's Ka and Ku-band satellite bridging Canadian domestic service with North American commercial markets. The Anik series represents one of the world's most storied satellite communications programs — Canada was the third country to operate a domestic communications satellite, and the Anik fleet has provided continuous national connectivity service longer than almost any other commercial satellite program in history.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,235–22,249 mi (35,783–35,806 km)
- Inclination
- 1.4°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 31102
- Int’l designator
- 2007-009A
- Launched
- 2007
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.