Spacetrack Directory Name | AMAZONAS 3 |
Follow AMAZONAS 3 | AMAZONAS 3 Tracker |
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Orbit launches | 2013-02-07 (11 years ago) |
Days in orbit | 4308 |
Country/organisation of origin | Hiszpania (SPN) |
Starting point | FRGUI (Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana) |
WWW | Here |
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Perigee | 35767 km |
Apogee | 35806 km |
Orbit slope (inclination) | 0.04° |
Laps per day | 1 |
Orbit | GEO |
Height AMAZONAS 3 | 35786.23 km |
Amazonas 3 is a communications satellite based on the Loral 1300 satellite bus and owned by the Hispasat Group of Madrid, Spain. It was launched by an Ariane 5-ECA carrier rocket on 7 February 2013, with a launch mass of 6265 kg. It will provide C and Ku band service in Brazil for a joint venture of Hispasat and the Brazilian telecommunications carrier Oi.
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