Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Amazonas-1 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Brazil |
Operator/Owner |
Hispamar (subsidiary of Hispasat - Spain) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-61.02 |
Perigee (km) |
35776 |
Apogee (km) |
35797 |
Eccentricity |
0.000249071910618766 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.04 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4545 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2000 |
Power (watts) |
9,500 (EOL) |
Date of Launch |
04-08-2004 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
EADS Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
France/UK/Germany/Spain |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2004-031A |
NORAD Number |
28393 |
Comments |
36 Ku-band, 27 C-band transponders; North and South American continents; Spanish language; leak detected - may not have enough fuel for 15-year life. |