Amazonas 5 is a spanish geostationary communications satellite for Hispasat. It is a replacement for the Amazonas 4A satellite and provides coverage for Brazil and Latin America. Satellite carries 24 Ku-band transponders and 35 Ka-band spot beams, and has an operational lifetime of 15 years.

Mission type: Communications · Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Rocket: Proton-M Briz-M · Provider: International Launch Services