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Proton-M Briz-M | Amazonas 5
Proton-M Briz-M
Sep 11, 2017, 7:23 PM UTC
Sep 11, 2017, 7:23 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
Amazonas 5 is a spanish geostationary communications satellite for Hispasat. It is a replacement for the Amazonas 4A satellite and provides coverage for Brazil and Latin America. Satellite carries 24 Ku-band transponders and 35 Ka-band spot beams, and has an operational lifetime of 15 years.
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- 200/39 (200L)
- Location
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Country
- 🇰🇿 KAZ