Beskrivning : Canadian telecom satellite launch at Baikonur. Nimiq 5, a Canadian commercial communications satellite, was launched on a Proton rocket with a Breeze M upper stage from Baikonur on 17 September 2009 at 19:19 UT. The satellite carries 32 Ku-band transponders to beam direct-to-home programming to North America. The 4,745 kg satellite has a 15 year design lifetime and is intended for geosynchronous orbit at a longitude of 72.7° W.

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NIMIQ 5 (SATELLITE) · PROTON-M BRIZ-M PHASE 2