Anik (satellite)

Launch of Anik B1 in December 1978

The Anik satellites are a series of geostationary communications satellites launched for Telesat Canada for television, voice and data in Canada and other parts of the world, from 1972 through 2013. Some of the later satellites in the series remain operational in orbit, while others have been retired to a graveyard orbit. The naming of the satellite was determined by a national contest, and was won by Julie-Frances Czapla of Saint-Léonard, Québec.[1] In Inuktitut, Anik means "brother".[2][3]

  1. ^ "CBC Archives". cbc.ca. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. ^ "anik". Uqausiit. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Inuttut-English Dictionary". www.labradorvirtualmuseum.ca. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.