Amazonas-5 at 61° West
| Position: | 61° West |
| Manufacturer: | Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) |
| Operator: | Hispasat |
| Launch operator: | ILS |
| Launch vehicle: | Proton M/Breeze |
| Launch date: | 09/11/2017 |
| Expected lifetime: | 15+ Years |
Hispasat Amazonas-5, located at 61°W, was built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L). With this new satellite, Hispasat will be able to meet growing satellite capacity demand, mainly for satellite television platforms in Latin America and Brazil. Moreover, it has Ka- band capacity to deal with new Internet connectivity services.
Amazonas-5 has an expected useful life of 15 years and was built on SSL’s 1300 satellite platform. It has 11.5 kilowatts of power and a multi-mission useful load distributed into:
- 24 Ku-band transponders, which will provide service in two coverage areas:
– Brazil
– Remaining Latin American countries
- 34 Ka-band spot beams distributed throughout Latin America.
Amazonas-5 at 61° West
