Amazonas Nexus

Amazonas Nexus (also known as Intelsat 46e) is a geostationary high-throughput satellite (HTS) owned and operated by the Spanish satellite operator Hispasat. Built by Thales Alenia Space on the Spacebus-Neo-200 platform, it provides broadband connectivity across the Americas, Greenland, and Atlantic air and maritime corridors. Launched in 2023, it replaces and expands upon the capabilities of the earlier Amazonas 2 satellite, incorporating advanced digital processing for flexible capacity allocation.^[1][2][3]

Amazonas Nexus

Amazonas Nexus launch on Falcon 9
Mission type	Communication
Operator	Hispasat
COSPAR ID	2023-017A
Mission duration	15 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	SB NEO 200
Bus	Spacebus NEO
Manufacturer	Thales Alenia Space
Launch mass	4500 kg
Start of mission
Launch date	7 February 2023, 01:32 UTC
Rocket	Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch site	Cape Canaveral, SLC-40
Contractor	SpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Hispasat ← Hispasat 30W-6

Launch

Amazonas Nexus launched on 7 February 2023 (01:32 UTC) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The first-stage booster B1073 landed successfully on a droneship.^[1][4][5][6]

Operations

The satellite reached geostationary orbit at 61° West and entered commercial service in July 2023 after in-orbit testing. Hispasat has leased significant capacity, including to Intelsat for pan-American services and to partners for aviation and governmental use. Over 60% of capacity was pre-leased before full operations.^[7][8]