Mission
Communications · GTO
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.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMAZONAS 5 2017-053A | Payload | 35774 × 35799 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| BREEZE-M R/B 2017-053B | Rocket body | 3777 × 33542 km · 23.7° | Globe |
| BREEZE-M DEB [TANK] 2017-053C | Debris | 300 × 14216 km · 49.4° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2017-053 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).