Anik F2 will weigh about 5,900 kilograms at liftoff (12,980 lb.). It will be equipped with three communications bands consisting of 24 transponders in C-band, 32 transponders in Ku-band and an advanced Ka-band payload with 45 spot beams allowing digital communications between small terminals and one of six Internet-connected gateway stations. Coverage in all bands is North America-wide.
Anik F2 will be positioned at 111 deg. West with a service life designed to exceed 15 years. Anik F2 is targeted for launch in late 2002, when an Ariane 5 will boost it into orbit from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.
Our contract with Telesat illustrates the competitiveness and adaptability of the Ariane launch system, noted Jean-Marie Luton, chairman and CEO of Arianespace. Thanks to Ariane 5, we are now capable of launching satellites as large as Anik F2. Our competitiveness is based on a number of key advantages, including reliability, availability and lift capacity in terms of both mass and volume.
With this contract, Arianespace now has a backlog of 40 satellites to be launched. It has signed a total of 211 launch contracts to date.
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