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NORAD 14133

NAHUEL I2 (ANIK C2)

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.2 hours, on an orbit tilted 12.8° from the equator, between 35,971 and 36,269 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About NAHUEL I2 (ANIK C2)

NAHUEL I2 (ANIK C2) is a satellite from ARGN, launched on Jun 18, 1983 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 82°W, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Telesat 6 · Canadian communications satellite

Operated by
Telesat
Built by
Hughes Aircraft Company, SPAR Aerospace, SED Systems
Mass
563 kg

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 21 days its lowest point went from 35,960 km to 35,965 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
36,00036,10036,200

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.