Launch Overview
Vehicle
Proton-M/Briz-M
Agency
International Launch Services
Site / Pad
GIK-5 / LC200/39
Outcome
Success
Flight
935-65/99561
COSPAR Designator
2017-053
Mission
Amazonas 5 (Communications)
Amazonas 5 is a spanish geostationary communications satellite for Hispasat. It is a replacement for the Amazonas 4A satellite and provides coverage for Brazil and Latin America. Satellite carries 24 Ku-band transponders and 35 Ka-band spot beams, and has an operational lifetime of 15 years.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Proton-M Briz-M
Provider
International Launch Services
Agency launches
40 (2 YTD)
Site launches
1481 (8 YTD)
Pad launches
160 (1 YTD)