2005 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Anik F1R
successProton-M Briz-M | Anik F1R
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- September 8, 2005 at 09:53 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- 200/39 (200L)
- Mission
- Anik F1R
- Mission type
- Navigation
- Orbit achieved
- Geostationary Orbit