Anik (satellite)
The Satellites

Anik (satellite)

Section Title: The Satellites
Table Section Text: None

Name	Satellite type	Launched	Retired	Launch vehicle

Anik A1	Hughes Aircraft HS-333	November 9, 1972	July 15, 1982	Delta 1914 rocket

Anik A2	Hughes Aircraft HS-333	April 20, 1973	October 6, 1982	Delta rocket

Anik A3	Hughes Aircraft HS-333	May 7, 1975	November 21, 1984	Delta rocket

Anik B1	RCA Astro Satcom	December 15, 1978	December 1, 1986	Delta rocket

Anik C1	Hughes Aircraft HS-376	April 12, 1985	May 5, 2003	Space Shuttle Discovery

Anik C2	Hughes Aircraft HS-376	June 18, 1983	January 7, 1998	Space Shuttle Challenger

Anik C3	Hughes Aircraft HS-376	November 11, 1982	June 18, 1997	Space Shuttle Columbia

Anik D1	Hughes Aircraft HS-376	August 26, 1982	December 16, 1991	Delta rocket

Anik D2	Hughes Aircraft HS-376	November 8, 1984	January 31, 1995	Space Shuttle Discovery

Anik E1	GE Astro 5000	September 26, 1991	January 18, 2005	Ariane 4

Anik E2	GE Astro 5000	April 4, 1991	November 23, 2005	Ariane 4

Anik F1	HS 702 (later, became the Boeing 702)	November 21, 2000	Still in use	Ariane 4

Anik F2	Boeing 702	July 17, 2004	Still in use	Ariane 5G

Anik F1R	Eurostar E3000	September 9, 2005	Still in use	Proton/Breeze-M

Anik F3	Eurostar E3000	April 10, 2007	Still in use	Proton/Breeze-M

Anik G1	Space Systems Loral 1300	April 16, 2013	Still in use	Proton/Breeze-M

Sentence(s)

Anik F1 satellite was launched on November 21, 2000, by an Ariane 4.

final_sentence: Anik F1 satellite was launched on November 21, 2000, by an Ariane 4.