Proton-M Briz-M | Anik F1R

Name: Proton-M Briz-M | Anik F1R
Start: 2005-09-08T21:53:40Z
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

It carried a 24 C-band and 32 Ku-band transponders. Anik F1R has a design life of 15 years. In addition, a Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS-GEO 4) navigation package operating in C-band for uplink and L-band for downlink provides precision Global Positioning System-based guidance information to aircraft.

Mission Details

Launch date: September 8, 2005 at 09:53 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Proton-M Briz-M
Operator: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission type: Navigation