Amazonas 4A

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General

Designation	39616 / 14011A
Launch date	22 Mar 2014
Country of origin	Spain
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Ariane VA216

While testing, an anomaly has been detected in the power subsystem which reduced the satellite's capacity.

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: Mar 2014	Sep 2014	51°W, testing
Sep 2014	Nov 2017	61°W
Dec 2017		73.9°W

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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Specifications

Prime contractor	OSC
Platform	GEOStar 2.4
Mass at launch	3000 kg
Dry mass	1241 kg
Dimension	4.7 x 2.5 x 3.2 m
Solar array	2 wings, 23 m span
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	EOL: 7 kW
Design lifetime	15 years

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Ku-band

Main transponders	24
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth	36 MHz
Coverage	South America, from Venezuela and Colombia in the north, to Argentina and Chile in the south
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization

Also carries an L-band Egnos module.

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