Amazonas 2

S2793

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General

Designation	35942 / 09054A
Launch date	01 Oct 2009
Country of origin	Spain
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	61°W
Launch vehicle	Ariane V191

In-orbit delivery. Tested at 67.5°W

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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EIRP coverage (dBW)

C-band
Ku-band: North America
Ku-band: South America

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Astrium
Platform	E3000
Mass at launch	5465 kg
Dry mass
Dimension	6.7 x 2.9 x 3.5 m
Solar array	28 m span
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	EOL: 15.3 kW
Design lifetime	15 years

Payload built by Thales Alenia Space.

Carries AmerHis 2, a Multimedia Regenerative Communication system. It represents a solution for meshed broadband communications via satellite, based on the DVB-S/DVB-RCS regenerative processor.

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C-band

Main transponders	10
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage	Full American continent
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization	linear H/V

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Ku-band

Main transponders	54
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage	North America South America
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization	linear H/V
Frequencies	uplink: 12.75-13.25 GHz downlink: 10.7-10.95 & 11.2-11.45 GHz

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Ku-band transp. connectivity

Number of channels	Uplink	Downlink
6	South America	South America
18	North America	North America
12	Brasil / South America / North America	South America / North America
24	South America / North America	North America / South America

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