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National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
Washington D C 20546
AC 202 755-8370
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Ann Weeks
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
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(Phone: 202/755-8347)
Joe McRoberts
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt,
(Phone: Md.
301/982-4955)
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April 21, 1975
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ANIK-3 -
Once in orbit, the satellite will be called
describing the
David Golden, President of Telesat Canada,
in northern Canada,
impact of ANIK communications, especially
dramatic e fect,
said: "There's no doubt that TV is having a
be even more dramatic
but in the long run I think there will
ordinary social rela-
effects on industry, business, commerce,
This is going to be
tions, feelings of identity, homogeneity.
services which can
manifested in the ordinary communications
be afforded by satellite."
initially into
The Delta vehicle will place tle spacecraft
kilometers (144 to
a highly elliptical orbit of 232 to 36,150
launch,
22,460 miles). On the seventh apogee, three days after
the satellite will be
a solid propellant rocket motor on board
the orbit at
commanded to fire from the ground to circularize
mi.).
a synchronous altitude of 36,234 km (22,506
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Earth station near Allan Park, Ontario, about 130 km (80 mi.)
west of Toronto.
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LAUNCH OPERATIONS
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Propellants: solid
Height: 1.4 in (4.5 ft.)
Diameter: in (3 ft.)
Weight: 1,160 kg (2,560 lbs.)
Thrust: 61,858 N (13,900 lbs.)
Burning time: 44 seconds
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