Names | Amazonas 4B |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | Hispasat |
COSPAR ID | 2017-053A |
SATCAT no. | 42934 |
Website | Amazonas 5 |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 7 years, 2 months, 3 days (elapsed) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | SSL 1300 |
Manufacturer | SSL |
Launch mass | 5900kg |
Power | 11.5kW |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | September 11, 2017 |
Rocket | Proton-M Breeze M |
Launch site | Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200 |
Contractor | ILS[1] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 61°W |
Semi-major axis | 42,165 km (26,200 mi)[2] |
Periapsis altitude | 37,780 km (23,480 mi)[2] |
Apoapsis altitude | 35,808 km (22,250 mi)[2] |
Inclination | 0.0° |
Period | 1,436 min (1 day 36 min) |
Transponders | |
Band | 34 Ka band spot beams, 24 Ku band transponders |
Coverage area | Latin America (incl. Brazil) |
The Amazonas 5 is a Spanish commercial communications satellite developed by SSL and operated by Hispasat. Launched on September 11, 2017 , it has an expected service life of 15 years. Its orbit allows it to cover all of South America,[3] allowing for broadband and broadcast services. It replaces the Amazonas 4A and 4B satellites, the former of which experienced a performance loss and the latter which was cancelled.[4]