Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Amazonas-2 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Spain |
Operator/Owner |
Hispasat |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-61 |
Perigee (km) |
35767 |
Apogee (km) |
35805 |
Eccentricity |
0.000450706898187684 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.03 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.08 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
5465 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
15300 |
Date of Launch |
01-10-2009 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
EADS Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
France/UK/Germany/Spain |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2009-054A |
NORAD Number |
35942 |
Comments |
54 Ku-band, 10 C-band transponders; North, Central and South America. |