Amazonas 3

Amazonas 3 is a communications satellite based on the SSL 1300 satellite bus and owned by the Hispasat Group of Madrid, Spain.^[2] It was launched by an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle on 7 February 2013, with a launch mass of 6265 kg. It will provide C-band and Ku-band service in Brazil for a joint venture of Hispasat and the Brazilian telecommunications carrier Oi.

Amazonas 3

Mission type	Communications
Operator	Hispasat
COSPAR ID	2013-006A
SATCAT no.	39078
Mission duration	15 years (planned) 12 years, 3 months, 2 days (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
Bus	LS-1300
Manufacturer	Space Systems/Loral
Launch mass	6,265 kg (13,812 lb)
Power	14 kW
Start of mission
Launch date	7 February 2013, 21:36 UTC
Rocket	Ariane 5 ECA (VA212)
Launch site	Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3
Contractor	Arianespace
Entered service	April 2013
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit[1]
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Longitude	61° West
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