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Dedicated Mission

Amazonas-2 at 61° West


Launch date

1 October 2009

Position

61° West

Manufacturer

Airbus Defense & Space

Operator

Hispasat

Launch operator

Arianespace

Launch vehicle

Ariane 5ECA

Expected lifetime

10 Years

Regions

North America Region
South America Region

The launch of the Amazonas-2 on October 1st, 2009, allowed Hispasat to double its capacity in the Americas and increase its selection of innovative and high quality communications solutions and services to the continent, in addition to consolidating the Group as the leading company in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking markets.

The high broadcast power of its 64 transponders, 54 in Ku-band and 10 in C-band, together with the advanced version of the Amerhis intelligent processor, made the Amazonas-2 the largest communications satellite with pan American coverage.

Dedicated Mission

Amazonas-2 at 61° West


HispaSat Amazonas-2 satellite in orbit
Liftoff of Flight V191 with Amazonas 2 and COMSATBw-1

Dedicated Mission

Amazonas-2 at 61° West