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Record information – Brief Anik
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1973Item number (ISN):200347Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:TELESAT CANADAAccession:1974-0174Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Production date:1973Production company:Crawley Film ProductionsProduction credit:director, Seaton Findlay; photography, Robert EnnisSponsor:Telesat CanadaDescription:Life in an arctic community is shown illustrating travel, weather, and the difficulty in communicating with the outside world. A baseball game is seen through a television mask and other programs are shown being transmitted around the world. An animation sequence explains the role of Telesat Canada and that of the Canada Overseas Telecommunication earth stations. Eskimo children are shown playing in an arctic village and David Golden, president of Telesat Canada, explains what Telesat will do for communications and for unity in Canada through reaching all regions of the country. Seen are Telesat's Ottawa offices and a factory which builds communications satellites. Sequences are shown on the construction of ground stations and on Frobisher Bay, NWT (Iqaluit, Nunavut). An animation sequences explains the operation of the Telesat network. The night launch of the Anik satellite from Cape Kennedy on November 1979 is shown while animation sequences explain orbit details. <25mn 37s>Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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