Nimiq 1

 1999-027A

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Nimiq is Inuit for `binding', either a literal rope fastening or a symbolic binding force. Nimiq is a Telesat Canada direct broadcast satellite. A2100AX to have 32 transponders. Launch mass is 3600 kg. The payload was built at LMCPC/Newtown, Pennsylvania and the satellite at LMCSC/Sunnyvale.

Nimiq 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1999 May 20	2230:00	Launch by ILS Proton
		T+2:02 St 2 burn
		T+5:34 St 2 MECO
		T+5:35 St 2 sep
		T+5:40 St 3 burn
		T+9:38 St 3 MECO
	2239:48	T+9:48 St 3 VECO
	2239:48	T+9:48 St 3 sep	170? x 170? x 51.6
	2343:49	T+1:13:49 DM burn 1
	2350:31	T+1:20:31 DM burn 1 MECO	214 x 35733 x 48.6
1999 May 21
	0449:52	T+6:19:52 DM burn 2
	0451:39	T+6:21:39 DM MECO-2
	0512:00	T+6:42:00 DM sep
1999 May 21			768.76 7050 x 35790 x 15.9
1999 May 23	2130?	LAM-1
1999 May 24			881.23 12375 x 35763 x 9.9
1999 May 25	0230?	LAM-2
1999 May 25			1149.43 24168 x 35771 x 3.2
1999 May 26	1700?	LAM-3
1999 May 30	1700?	LAM-4
1999 Jun 2			1436.05 35776 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 91.1W
1999 Nov 4			1436.18 35781 x 35795 x 0.1 GEO 91.2W
2006 Aug 3			1436.08 35776 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 91.2W