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Nimiq-4 is a Canadian geosynchronous communications satellite. It was launched aboard a Proton-M/Briz-M carrier rocket at 21:47 GMT on 19 September 2008. It was positioned at 82ºW longitude and operated by Telesat Canada.The satellite was constructed by EADS Astrium using a Eurostar-3000S bus. It is powered by two solar arrays with a span of 39 metres (128 ft) producing 12 kW of power. The launch mass of the satellite is 4.8 tonnes (4.7 long tons).

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