28393 - AMAZONAS 1

Amazonas is a Spanish geostationary communications satellite that was launched by a Proton-M rocket from Baikonur at 22:32 UT. on 4 August 2004. The 4.5 tonne satellite carries 36 Ku-band, and 27 C-band transponders to provide broad band video and internet services to the North and South American continents and western Europe after parking over 61 degrees W longitude.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2004-08-04
Launch Vehicle: Proton-M
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan