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Amazonas 2 [EADS Astrium]
Hispasat ordered in June 2007 another Eurostar-3000 based communications satellite from EADS Astrium. Amazonas 2 will provide a full range of telecommunications services to Brazil, and North and South America from the 61 W orbital position in geostationary orbit.
Amazonas 2 features 54 Ku-band transponders and 10 C-band transponders. Its solar array produce 12 kW. The 5400 kg satellite was launched in 2009.
In 2023 Amazonas Nexus will replace Amazonas 2.
| Nation: | Spain |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | Hispasat |
| Contractors: | EADS Astrium |
| Equipment: | 54 Ku-band transponders, 10 C-band transponders |
| Configuration: | Eurostar-3000 |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | 5465 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazonas 2 | 2009-054A | 01.10.2009 | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5ECA | with COMSATBw 1 |
Launch Sites:
- Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France
References:
- Airbus Defence & Space: Amazonas-2
Further Amazonas missions:
- Amazonas 1 [Eurostar-3000S]
- Amazonas 2 [Eurostar-3000]
- Amazonas 3 [SSL-1300]
- Amazonas 4A → Amazonas 4 [Star-2]
- Amazonas 4B [Star-2]
- Amazonas 5 [SSL-1300]
- Amazonas Nexus [Spacebus-Neo]
