Amazonas 1
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| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | Hispasat |
| COSPAR ID | 2004-031A |
| SATCAT no. | 28393 |
| Mission duration | 15 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Eurostar 3000 |
| Manufacturer | Astrium |
| Launch mass | 4,545 kilograms (10,020 lb) |
| Dimensions | 5,88 m x 2,4 m x 2,9 m (body) 36,10 m (solar arrays) |
| Power | 9,500 watts (EOL)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 5 August 2004 |
| Rocket | Proton-M Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Kazakhstan |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | 23 June 2017 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Transponders | |
| Band | C, Ku |
Amazonas 1 or Hispasat 55W-1 was a communications satellite based on the Eurostar 3000 satellite bus and owned by satellites operator Hispasat, based in Madrid, Spain. It was launched on 5 August 2004, with a launch mass of 4,5 ton, on a Proton-M Briz-M launcher to be located in the 61º W geostationary position.[2]
Amazonas 1 payloads were 36 Ku band transponders that provided communications services in Europe and America, and 27 C band transponders that provided services in America. In 2013 it was relocated to the 36º W position and replaced by Amazonas 3.
In March 2016, Hispasat announced that Amazonas 1 would be renamed as Hispasat 55W-1. Finally, the satellite was moved to a graveyard orbit and deactivated on 23 June 2017.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Amazonas-1". Airbus Defence and Space. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Amazonas 1 → Hispasat 55W-1". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Amazonas" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "El Amazonas 1 acaba su vida útil y es llevado a la órbita cementerio" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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