The Ku-band transponder Pathfinder 2 on Amazonas Nexus will provide contiguous coverage over the United States for the U.S. Space Force.
Amazonas Nexus is designed to primarily provide high-throughput Ku-band capacity to Hispasat’s aviation, maritime, and rural broadband customers.
The Amazonas Nexus satellite separated from the Falcon 9 about 36 minutes after liftoff to begin its journey to geostationary orbit using onboard electric propulsion.
Hispasat is planning to use Amazonas Nexus to expand its presence in sustainability projects after investing in Spain’s largest reforestation project.
Amazonas Nexus is due to replace and expand the capacity of Hispasat’s Amazonas 2 satellite at 61 degrees west.
The Falcon 9 booster used for the Amazonas Nexus launch previously launched the SES-22 broadcast satellite, a lunar lander for ispace, and three Starlink broadband missions.
SpaceX launched the Amazonas Nexus telecommunications satellite on 2023-02-06 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
The Amazonas Nexus satellite was built by Thales Alenia Space and has a mass of 4,500 kg.
The Amazonas Nexus satellite is designed to offer advanced connectivity services over both American continents, Greenland, and North Atlantic transportation routes.
SpaceX is slated to launch the Amazonas Nexus geostationary satellite on 2023-02-05 from Cape Canaveral, Florida on a Falcon 9.
The Amazonas Nexus satellite is planned to be launched in the second half of 2022.
The Amazonas Nexus will include a dedicated payload of 800 MHz in Ku band especially designed to provide coverage to Greenland.
The leased capacity on Amazonas Nexus will allow Tele Greenland A/S to provide corporate services to mining companies and serve as a backup system to restore communication services in emergency situations.
Amazonas Nexus will provide high-capability air- and sea-transport mobility services while continuing to serve Amazonas 2 clients.
Amazonas Nexus will provide Ku-band telecommunication services and Ka-band capability to streamline gateway-to-satellite communications.
The Export-Import Bank of the United States approved $80,700,000 in financing for a Falcon 9 launch of the Hispasat satellite Amazonas Nexus and for launch and initial in-orbit insurance.
The Amazonas Nexus satellite has a mass of 4,500 kg and will replace Amazonas-2 at 61 degrees west in geostationary orbit.
Hispasat ordered the Amazonas Nexus satellite from Thales Alenia Space in early 2020.
Hispasat expected Amazonas Nexus to launch in the second half of 2022 at the time of the contract announcement.
Hispasat selected Thales Alenia Space to build the Amazonas Nexus satellite to provide Ku-band coverage over North and South America, Greenland and the North Atlantic transportation routes.