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THE SATELLITES Anik A The Anik A satellites were the world's first national domestic satellites. They gave the CBC the ability to reach the Canadian North for the first time. Each of the satellites was equipped with 12 C-band Transponders , and thus had the capacity for 12 colour television channels. There is a detailed description of the Anik A satellites on the Boeing Satellite Systems website here . Anik B The Anik B satellite had 12 C-band Transponders like the Anik As, with an additional 6 Ku Band transponders. Anik C The Anik C satellites were three times more powerful that the Anik A satellites. They each had 16 Ku Band transponders. There is a detailed description of the Anik C satellites on the Boeing Satellite Systems website here . EXTERNAL LINKS
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