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ANIK F1R

NORAD 28868· COSPAR 2005-036A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Sep 8, 2005 from 200/39 (200L), Kazakhstan aboard a Proton-M Briz-M.
Proton-M Briz-M | Anik F1R →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 21:33 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Canadian Space Agency
Country
Canada
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Sep 8, 2005
Mass
—
Apogee
35,803 km
Perigee
35,787 km
Inclination
4.64°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for ANIK F1R across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
35787 × 35803 km
357943581435775May 28Oct 24
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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