Anik

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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. In Inuktitut, Anik means "brother".

Anik inspectionAnik inspection
Anik B1 launchAnik B1 launch
STS-5 Anik C-3 at VPFSTS-5 Anik C-3 at VPF
STS-7 Anik C2 deploymentSTS-7 Anik C2 deployment
STS-51-D Telesat-1 deploymentSTS-51-D Telesat-1 deployment
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    commonsimageAnik inspection Commons
    commonsimageAnik B1 launch Commons
    commonsimageSTS-5 Anik C-3 at VPF Commons
    commonsimageSTS-7 Anik C2 deployment Commons
    commonsimageSTS-51-D Telesat-1 deployment Commons