LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Wed Aug 04 2004
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Amazonas-1
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(10:32 PM UTC)
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
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Rocket Details
Name:
Proton-M Briz-MDescription:
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- The Amazonas 1 Latin American satellite, launched in the summer of 2004, is the fifth and most powerful satellite launched by the Spanish telecommunications satellite organization Hispasat so far. It provides a full range of both fixed and broadcast communications services, including TV broadcasting, business services, VSAT and data broadcasting, to the whole of the American continent, together with a transatlantic link for Europe and North Africa, over a 15-year mission lifetime.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Pad
200/39 (200L)