International
Launch
Services
Announces
the
ILS
Proton
Launch
of
Anik
G1
in
2012
-International
Launch
Services
(ILS)
announced
a
contract
for
the
ILS
Proton
launch
of
Telesat’s
Anik
G1
satellite
scheduled
for
the
second
half
of
2012.
Anik
G1
will
be
launched
into
geostationary
orbit
on
an
ILS
Proton,
carrying
16
transponders
operating
in
the
extended
Ku-band
that
will
be
used
by
Shaw
Direct,
a
leading
provider
of
direct-to-home
satellite
TV
services
in
Canada.
Anik
G1
will
also
provide
expansion
and
follow-on
capacity
at
107.3
degrees
West
covering
South
America.
In
addition,
Anik
G1
will
have
capacity
operating
in
the
X-band
frequencies
over
the
Americas
and
the
Pacific
Ocean—the
first
satellite
to
cover
the
Pacific
Ocean
with
substantial
X-band
coverage.
To
be
built
by
Space
Systems/Loral
utilizing
the
flight-proven
1300
platform,
Anik
G1
is
anticipated
to
have
a
service
lifetime
of
15
years.
The
Proton
vehicle
is
Russia’s
premier
heavy
lift
launcher
and
is
built
by
Khrunichev
Research
and
Space
Production
Center
of
Moscow.
Khrunichev
is
the
majority
owner
of
ILS
and
one
of
the
pillars
of
the
Russian
space
industry.
Proton
has
a
long
heritage
with
356
launches
performed
since
its
inaugural
flight
in
1965.
With
Telesat,
ILS
has
launched
half
of
their
operational
fleet
and
placed
their
first
direct
broadcast
digital
satellite,
Nimiq
1,
into
orbit
over
ten
years
ago.
ILS
President
Frank
McKenna
said,
“This
is
the
second
ILS
Proton
award
from
Telesat
this
year
and
is a
clear
demonstration
of
our
longstanding
relationship
and
the
confidence
they
have
in
ILS
Proton.
Anik
G1
is a
powerful
satellite
that
plays
a
pivotal
role
in
the
expansion
of
satellite
services
in
Canada
and
South
America,
but
also
for
civil
and
military
applications
with
its
innovative
X-band
payload.
We
are
happy
to
play
a
significant
part
in
this
program
and
in
Telesat’s
plan
for
growth.”
“This
is
an
exciting
announcement
for
Telesat,”
said
Dan
Goldberg,
President
and
CEO
of
Telesat.
“Anik
G1
will
be a
multipurpose
satellite
with
high
power
extended
Ku-band
for
DTH
subscribers
in
Canada,
an
innovative
X-band
payload
for
government
applications,
and
expansion
capacity
over
South
America.
A
launch
on
ILS
Proton
will
support
our
growth
and
we
look
forward
to
working
with
the
combined
teams
of
ILS,
Khrunichev
and
Space
Systems/Loral
on
Anik
G1.”
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