Also called:
Telesat-D; Anik B-1
Date of launch (location):
Dec. 16,1978 (ETR)
Launch vehicle:
Delta 3914
Weight (kg):
474
Shape:
Box-shaped with a reflector and
antenna mounted on one end and two paddle-shaped solar
arrays extending on booms from two opposite sides
Dimensions (m):
2.17 diameter
1.12 length (3.26 including solar
arrays)
Power source:
Solar cells plus 3 NiCd
batteries
NASA's role:
Launch vehicle and support
(reimbursable)
Cooperating organizations:
NASA and Telesat of Canada
Prime contractor:
RCA-Astroelectronics
Responsible NASA center:
Goddard Space Flight Center
Mission coordinator:
Philip Frustace
Objectives:
Provide point-to-point voice, TV, and
data communications between widely scattered and remote
areas throughout Canada from synchronous orbit over the
equator.
Results:
Successful; first of
second-generation Anik satellites.
Reference: NASA, "Anik 3 Mission Operations Report," S-492-201-78-04, Dec, 12, 1978.