Nimiq 1 [Lockheed Martin]
Nimiq 1 and 2, high power Ku/Ka-band satellites, feature 32 active 24 MHz Ku-band transponders with 120 Watt power amplifiers, and Nimiq 2 also has a Ka-band payload that will provide broadband services. Nimiq 1 and 2 are an A2100AX satellites, manufactured by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, with a minimum service life of 12 years. The satellite's name – chosen from 36,000 submissions in a national contest in 1998 – is an Inuit word for any object or force that unites things or binds them together.
Nimiq 2 experienced a malfunction that affected the available power on the spacecraft on 20 February 2003. The satellite is currently generating sufficient power to operate only 26 of the 32 transponders.
| Nation: | Canada |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication (Direct Broadcasting) |
| Operator: | Telesat Canada |
| Contractors: | Lockheed Martin |
| Equipment: | 32 Ku-band transponders (all), 2 Ka-band transponders (#2 only) |
| Configuration: | A2100AX |
| Propulsion: | LEROS-1c |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 12 years |
| Mass: | 3600 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nimiq 1 (Telesat-DTH 1) | 1999-027A | 20.05.1999 | Ba LC-81/23 | Proton-K Blok-DM3 | |
| Nimiq 2 (Telesat-DTH 2) | 2002-062A | 29.12.2002 | Ba LC-81/24 | Proton-M Briz-M (Mod 1) |