| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | Hispasat |
| COSPAR ID | 2013-006A |
| SATCAT no. | 39078 |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 11 years, 2 months, 19 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | LS-1300 |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
| Launch mass | 6,265 kg (13,812 lb) |
| Power | 14 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 7 February 2013, 21:36 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 5 ECA (VA212) |
| Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Entered service | April 2013 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit [1] |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 61° West |
Amazonas 3 is a communications satellite based on the SSL 1300 satellite bus and owned by the Hispasat Group of Madrid, Spain. [2] It was launched by an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle on 7 February 2013, with a launch mass of 6265 kg. It will provide C-band and Ku-band service in Brazil for a joint venture of Hispasat and the Brazilian telecommunications carrier Oi.
References
- ^ "AMAZONAS 3". N2YO.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Jonathan McDowell (10 February 2013). "Jonathan's Space Report No. 674". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
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| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | Hispasat |
| COSPAR ID | 2013-006A |
| SATCAT no. | 39078 |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 11 years, 2 months, 19 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | LS-1300 |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
| Launch mass | 6,265 kg (13,812 lb) |
| Power | 14 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 7 February 2013, 21:36 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 5 ECA (VA212) |
| Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Entered service | April 2013 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit [1] |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 61° West |
Amazonas 3 is a communications satellite based on the SSL 1300 satellite bus and owned by the Hispasat Group of Madrid, Spain. [2] It was launched by an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle on 7 February 2013, with a launch mass of 6265 kg. It will provide C-band and Ku-band service in Brazil for a joint venture of Hispasat and the Brazilian telecommunications carrier Oi.
References
- ^ "AMAZONAS 3". N2YO.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Jonathan McDowell (10 February 2013). "Jonathan's Space Report No. 674". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
| This article about one or more spacecraft of Spain is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |