Amazon 5
| Amazon 5 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | September 11, 2017, 7:23 p.m. UTC |
| Launcher | Proton-M / Bris-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2017-053A |
| Takeoff mass | 5900 kg |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems / Loral (SS / L) |
| Satellite bus | SSL-1300 |
| lifespan | 15 years (planned) |
| operator | Hispasat |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 24 Ku-band, 34 Ka-band spot beams |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 11.5 kW |
| position | |
| Actual position | 61 ° west |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Amazonas 5 is a commercial communications satellite operated by Hispasat .
He was on a on September 11, 2017 Proton-M / Briz-M - carrier rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome placed in a geostationary orbit.
Payload and Mission
The satellite is equipped with 24 Ku-band and 34 Ka-band transponders and is supposed to supply Latin America and Brazil with internet and television programs from position 61 ° West . It was built on the basis of the SSL-1300 satellite bus from Space Systems / Loral and has a planned service life of 15 years.
Web links
- Amazonas 5 at Gunter's Space Page (English)
- Hispasat: Amazon 5
Individual evidence
- ^ Commercial satellite to link Latin America lifts off on Proton rocket. Spaceflight Now, September 12, 2017, accessed September 12, 2017 .