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.
| Mission type | Communications |
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| Operator | Hispasat |
| COSPAR ID | 2013-006A |
| SATCAT no. | 39078 |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 9 years, 7 months, 26 days (elapsed) |
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| Bus | LS-1300 |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
| Launch mass | 6,265 kg (13,812 lb) |
| Power | 14 kW |
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| 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 |
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| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[1] |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 61° West |
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