Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
Nimiq 5 is a Canadian communications satellite which will be operated by Telesat Canada as part of its Nimiq fleet of satellites. It will be positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 72.7° West of the Greenwich Meridian. EchoStar Corporation will lease the satellite’s entire capacity to provide direct-to-home broadcasting for Dish Network Corporation.Nimiq 5 was built by Space Systems/Loral and is based on the LS-1300 satellite bus.