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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Amazonas-1
Launched
August 4, 2004
Summary
Amazonas-1 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 4, 2004. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 107th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,670th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Proton-M Briz-M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Amazonas-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 3,150 × 35,797 km orbit inclined 9.1°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Proton-M Briz-M flight · 2nd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 107th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,670th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Amazonas-1 · NORAD 28393 · 2004-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- AMAZONAS
- Object ID
- 2004-031A
- Epoch
- 2004-08-05 13:10:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.08958513 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6316153
- Inclination
- 9.0619°
- Ascending node
- 300.5177°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.3688°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.1754°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Amazonas-1 · NORAD 28393 · in orbit
Briz-M No. 88508 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
94th launch from 200/39 (200L), 3rd this year · 1,226th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Amazonas-1 launch?
Amazonas-1 launched on August 4, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Amazonas-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Amazonas-1?
Proton-M Briz-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M spec sheet
Where did Amazonas-1 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Amazonas-1 reach?
Amazonas-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 3,150 × 35,797 km orbit inclined 9.1°.
How many satellites did Amazonas-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).