ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Anik F1
Launched
November 21, 2000
Image: ESA
Summary
Anik F1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on November 21, 2000. It was Arianespace's 132nd launch, 11th this year and humanity's 4,445th orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Ariane 44L flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Anik F1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 274 × 38,186 km orbit inclined 5.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44L · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 30th Ariane 44L flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 132nd launch11th this yearhumanity's 4,445th orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Anik F1 · NORAD 26624 · 2000-076 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ANIK F1
- Object ID
- 2000-076A
- Epoch
- 2000-11-22 01:56:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.11942207 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.740424
- Inclination
- 5.9483°
- Ascending node
- 240.0081°
- Arg. of perigee
- 175.9262°
- Mean anomaly
- 54.8599°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Anik F1 · NORAD 26624 · in orbit
Ariane H10-3 V136 · re-entered January 25, 2002
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Anik F1 is a Canadian communications satellite, which was ordered in March 1998. It is based on Boeing's BSS-702 model. The satellite carries 84 active transponders: 36 in C-band and 48 in Ku-band. The spacecraft provides general telecommunications services for North and South America. The satellite was designed for an end-of-life power of 16 kW. Anik F1 was launched in late 2000 on an Ariane-44L H10-3 rocket.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
104th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 8th this year · 145th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
23 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Anik F1 launch?
Anik F1 launched on November 21, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Anik F1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Anik F1?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did Anik F1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Anik F1 reach?
Anik F1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 274 × 38,186 km orbit inclined 5.9°.
How many satellites did Anik F1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).