The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched SES-22, ispace’s HAKUTO-R MISSION 1, Amazonas-6, CRS-27, Bandwagon-1, and 13 Starlink missions.
The first-stage booster assigned to the mission previously launched SES-22, ispace’s HAKUTO-R MISSION 1, Amazonas-6, CRS-27, Bandwagon-1, and 10 Starlink missions.
INRED and SES expanded their collaboration on 6 May 2024 to support the Colombian government’s efforts to connect remote locations under the Amazonas Digital initiative.
INRED and SES will deliver high-throughput connectivity services via SES’s MEO satellites to thousands of inhabitants in the department of Amazonas, Colombia.
Amazonas Nexus is due to replace and expand the capacity of Hispasat’s Amazonas 2 satellite at 61 degrees west.
Amazonas Nexus is due to replace and expand the capacity of Hispasat’s Amazonas 2 satellite at 61 degrees west.
GMV supplied a control center and flight-dynamics system that Hispasat currently uses to control Amazonas 2, Amazonas 3, Amazonas 5, Hispasat 30W-5, Hispasat 30W-6, Hispasat 36W-1, and Hispasat 74W-1.
Amazonas Nexus will provide high-capability air- and sea-transport mobility services while continuing to serve Amazonas 2 clients.
Hispasat is using a GMV-supplied control center and flight-dynamics system to control its existing fleet including Amazonas 2, Amazonas 3, Amazonas 5, Hispasat 30W-5, 30W-6, 36W-1, and 74W-1.
The Amazonas Nexus satellite has a mass of 4,500 kg and will replace Amazonas-2 at 61 degrees west in geostationary orbit.
Amazonas Nexus will replace Hispasat’s Amazonas-2, an 11-year-old satellite located at 61 degrees west that provides C- and Ku-band coverage of Pan-America.