Amazonas 2

Amazonas 2

Spain

Spacecraft n°:

Spanish spacecraft n°: 13

Launch data:

Designation	35942 / 09054A
Launch date	01 Oct 2009 - 21:59 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA-3
Launch vehicle	Ariane-5ECA (L549 - V191)
Mission	Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	35767 x 35805 km
Eccentricity	4.51E-04
Inclination	0.03 deg
Period	1436.08 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	EADS Astrum/Toulouse
Platform	Eurostar E3000
Operator	Hispasat (Madrid)
Mass at launch	5465 kg
Dry Mass	2534 kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	54 Ku-band transponders 10 C-band transponders
Solar array	4 deployed
Stabilization
DC power (available)	15300 W
DC power (payload)	12.2 kW
Design lifetime	15 yrs - still active

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
Jan 2010	61.00° W

Mission details:

54 Ku-band, 10 C-band transponders; North, Central and South America.
Ariane flight V191, vehicle L549 (model 5ECA) was launched from Kourou on Oct 1. The mission launched two communications satellites, Amazonas 2 and COMSATBw-1.

External links:

Hispasat.com Satellite description
Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7(JR617), #84a, #226 - update: 26.03.10