DBS 2 --> Nimiq 4i

USA--> Canada

Spacecraft n°:

Canadian satellite n°: 25

Later renamed DirecTV 2

Launch data:

Designation	23192 / 94047A
Launch date	04 Aug 1994
Launch site	CC, LC-36A
Launch vehicle	Atlas-2A (AC-107)
Mission	Communication, Direct TV
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	km
Eccentricity
Inclination	deg
Period	min
Location	100.8°W

It carried a time capsule named SpaceArc containing messages from the vice-president of the U.S.A. (Al-Gore) and his predecessor. After its useful life span the spacecraft will be moved to a higher orbit so that only an explorer from a distant future generation may uncover the messages.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Hughes
Operator	DirecTV
Platform	Hughes HS-601
Mass at launch	2860 kg
Dry Mass	1727 kg
Basic shape
Dimension
Equipment	16 Ku-band transponders
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion	R-4D-11-300
DC power
Design lifetime	12 yrs

Location:

Begin	End	Position
2005		100.8 W

Mission details:

It was leased to Telesat Canada, under the designation Nimiq-4i.

Apogee motor: ARC490N (liquid fuel)

Ref.: #7(JR548), #14 - update: 19.09.11

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