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NIMIQ 6
Operational
Payload
GEO
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Launch
Launch date
May 17, 2012 at 07:12 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-M Briz-M →
Operator
International Launch Services
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,797 km
Periapsis
35,776 km
Inclination
0.03°
Orbital period
1436.11 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Telesat Canada Ltd. (BCE, Inc.)
Manufacturer
Space Systems/Loral
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
4,745 kg
Design lifetime
15 years
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2012-026A
NORAD catalog №
38342
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Canada
Radar cross-section
14.093 m²
Status
Operational
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