Anik A2

  1973-023A

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Anik A-2 (Telesat B) was placed at 109W until 1979, when it moved to 106W. In 1981 it was colocated with Anik A-3 at 114W, and was retired in 1982. As well being part of the Canadian telecom system, Anik A-2 was used for RCA's Satcom Phase I, inaugurating the RCA Satcom system prior to the launch of Satcom I.

Anik A-2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1973 Apr 20	2347:03	Launch by Delta 1914	CK LC17B
		T+0:38 SRM 1-6 off
		T+0:39 SRM 7-9 on
		T+1:17 SRM 7-9 off
		T+1:25 SRM sep
		T+4:18 MECO
		T+4:24 VECO
		T+4:26 St 1 sep
	2351:34	T+4:31 Stage 2 SES-1
		T+4:55 Fairing
	2356:57	T+9:54 Stage 2 SECO	168 x 222 x
	0010:25	T+23:22 St 2 sep
1973 Apr 21	0010:38	T+23:35 Star 37E burn 44s
	0011:22	T+24:19 Star 37E burnout
	0011:42	T+24:39 SES-2 engineering, dV=462.7m/s
	0011:56	T+24:53 SECO-2	216 x 2784 x 29.49
	0013:03	T+26:00 Star 37E sep	212 x 36480 x 26.7
1973 Apr 23	2200	FW5 burn 42s apo 7 at 158W	1430.7 35604 x 35709 x 0.1
1973 May 6		On station	GEO 109W
1975 Dec 30			GEO 109W (Morgan)
1977 Jan 25	0133		1436.08 35780 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 109.0W
1977 Dec 31			GEO 109W (Morgan)
1979 Apr 5			1436.09 35784 x 35788 x 0.0 GEO 108.5W
1979 May		Move to 106W
1979 May 30			1436.11 35771 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 106.4W
1980 May 3			1436.09 35778 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 106.4W
1981 Jan 14			1436.10 35778 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 106.6W
1981 Jan 15		mv out
1981 Jan 18			1437.20 35778 x 35838 x 0.1 GEO 106.6W+0.3E
1981 Feb 10			1437.27 35780 x 35838 x 0.0 GEO 113.4W+0.3E
1981 Feb 17		Colocate Anik A-3	GEO 114W
1981 Mar 9			1436.07 35779 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 114.0W
1981 Jun 1			GEO 114W
1982 Oct 1			GEO 114W
1982 Oct 14			1436.11 35780 x 35793 x 0.2 GEO 114.0W