Geostationary
AMAZONAS 3
Commercial Communications (Latin America) · Hispasat / Spain
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Hispasat's third Americas satellite, expanding coverage and capacity for Latin American broadband and broadcasting. Amazonas-3 introduced Ka-band high-throughput broadband for the Americas, supporting Brazil's public internet programs connecting schools and clinics in remote regions. Spain's Hispasat has built a strong commercial presence across Latin America, leveraging shared language and cultural connections with its Spanish-speaking customers across the region.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,228–22,255 mi (35,772–35,816 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 39078
- Int’l designator
- 2013-006A
- Launched
- 2013
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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