Talk:Anik (satellite)

Merge from Anik F1
This seems like an obvious and non-controversial merge. Any objections? (Sdsds - Talk) 01:40, 19 May 2007 (UTC)


 * looks good to me. Sethie 16:57, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

How to categorize an article that is really about three different things
Current article name is Anik (satellite). However, as a commenter mentioned recently, this is not really about a satellite, it is about a series of satellites. ("Not a derelict satellite, but a series of space craft. If some are derelict, then create redirects and put the category on those!") Fair enough. It is an article about the series, but also is the only Wikipedia article on any of the individual satellites and their particular spaceflight missions.

In other words, the article is about three things:
 * a series of satellites all identified by the designator Anik
 * a number of specific Anik satellites (in two categories)
 * some of which are still in geostationary orbit in their useful lives as commsats, and therefore are validly Category:Communications satellites in geostationary orbit
 * some of which are no longer operational, and have become derelict, whether now moved to a graveyard orbit or, if failed and left at the original distance from Earth, have gone to an uncontrolled and geosynchronous orbit rather than the former geostationary orbit. In both cases they are now, truly, derelict satellites, as in Category:Derelict satellites orbiting Earth
 * (UPDATE: 2012-07-16  A third possibility for specific individual sats:]] Some of the sats are, potentially, still operational but no longer geostationary.  If they've remained the same distance from Earth, but begun to have orbital inclianation change, then they are now geosynchronous, but no longer geostationary.

So here is the issue that is worthy of some discussion: If, as the commenter suggested, the article should not be included in Category:Communications satellites in geostationary orbit, then, by the same logic, as a "series of space craft", it should not be included in Category:Communications satellites in geostationary orbit either. So which way should we go, for consistency?

I'm guessing that Wikipedia guidelines would say to include Category designators for each and everything the article is about, but am not real familiar with those. Let's discuss. Cheers. N2e (talk) 15:55, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Generally when categorizing, the category should apply to everything in the article. If you look at the space categories, you will find that besides the categories listed, we have ones for Category:1972 in spaceflight and so on (two of which are included with this article when there should be 15 or more of these.  My suggestion would be to move most of the categories to redirects for each one and then split this article out when the material for one satellite grows to the point where it able to standalone as an article.  The missing categories can be added when the renames are created.  Renaming this article seems is possible, maybe to Anik (satellite series)? Vegaswikian (talk) 18:26, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I can work with that. This article is about the series, so perhaps a rename is appropriate, as you suggested, to Anik (satellite series).  I do note that there seems to be no subcategory within Category:Satellites that covers series of satellites, except for those built on a single model of satellite bus, which the Anik satellites, and many other series, are not.  So perhaps a new cat is needed as well.  Cheers.  N2e (talk) 01:33, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Removal of SatelliteCoverage external link
Hi, I wanted to discuss the removal of SatelliteCoverage external links (with anyone involved with this article). Looking at the website, it seems like a relevant addition and adds to the article, but that was challenged and removed it as a "spam link." To avoid edit wars, I think it'd be best to discuss here before reverting any more. I personally don't think it's a spam link and it looks like it adds to the article. Anyone else have an opinion on that external link? Thanks, Appable (talk) 20:12, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

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