Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Amazonas-4A |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Spain |
Operator/Owner |
Hispasat |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-61 |
Perigee (km) |
35784 |
Apogee (km) |
35795 |
Eccentricity |
0.000130456955134667 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.08 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.24 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2938 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
22-03-2014 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Orbital Sciences Corp. |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 ECA |
COSPAR Number |
2014-011A |
NORAD Number |
39616 |
Comments |
Suffered a power malfunction shortly after entering orbit; will affect capacity. |