Amazon 3
| Amazon 3 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | February 7, 2013, 21:36 UTC |
| Launcher | Ariane 5 VA-212 |
| Launch site | CSG ELA-3 |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2013-006A |
| Takeoff mass | 6,265 kg |
| Empty mass | 2,778 kg |
| Dimensions | 8.1 x 2.9 x 3.6 m |
| Span in orbit | 26 m |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems / Loral |
| Satellite bus | LS-1300 |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| Stabilization | Three-axis |
| operator | Hispasat |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 19 C-band , 33 Ku-band , 9 Ka-band |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 14 kW (EOL) |
| Power storage | three lithium-ion batteries |
| position | |
| First position | 61 ° west |
| drive | 455 N engine with monomethylhydrazine and dinitrogen tetroxide |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Amazonas 3 is a commercial communications satellite from Hispasat company and is planned as the successor to Amazonas 1 , which was launched on August 5, 2004 .
It was brought together with Azerspace / Africasat-1a on February 7, 2013 at 21:36 UTC with an Ariane 5 ECA from the launch pad ELA-3 of the CSG in French Guiana into a geotransfer orbit of 247.2 km × 35,914 km. Amazonas 3 was the first of the two satellites to separate from the rocket just 28 minutes after launch and is expected to reach its final geostationary position a few days after launch with the help of its apogee engine .
The three-axis stabilized satellite with 19 C-band -, 33 Ku-band - and nine Ka-band - transponders equipped and will supply from position 61 ° West from America, Europe and northern Africa with telecommunications services. It was built on the basis of the LS-1300 satellite bus from Space Systems / Loral and has a planned service life of 15 years.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ arianespace: Arianespace VA212 launch kit ( Memento from February 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 2.6 MB)
- ↑ a b raumfahrer.net: First Ariane 5 launch 2013: Two Comsats in space , Author: Thomas Weyrauch / February 7, 2013