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Proton-M Briz-M
Launched 2017-09-11 19:23:40 UTC200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Success
Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Worldwide
57th
orbital launch attempt in 2017
International Launch Services
2nd
launch this year
200/39 (200L)
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
546 d 9 h
since the pad's previous launch
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.
Launch Provider
Commercial · United States of America · Founded 1995 · President Tiphaine Louradour
International Launch Services, Inc. (ILS) is a joint venture with exclusive rights to the worldwide sale of commercial Angara and Proton rocket launch services. Proton launches take place at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan while Angara is planned to launch from the Plesetsk and Vostochny Cosmodromes in Russia.
Launches
42
Successful
40
95%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
53m
Diameter
7.4m
To low Earth orbit
21,000kg
Liftoff thrust
10,000kN
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