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Amazonas Nexus
Amazonas Nexus [TAS]
Amazonas Nexus is a planned high-throughput geostationary communications satellite of Hispasat to cover the entire American continents, the North Atlantic corridor, as well as Greenland.
Hispasat and Thales Alenia Space signed a contract for the construction of Amazonas Nexus in January 2020. The 4500 kg satellite will be built on the all-electric propulsion Spacebus-Neo bus with a power of 20 kW. It features a Ku-band High Throughput Payload to serve the Americas and North Atlantic air corridors and a Ka-band payload for gateway communications. It will notably include a fifth generation transparent digital processor (DTP), which can digitally process the transmitted data. Amazonas Nexus will have a life time of more than 15 years.
| Nation: | Spain |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | Hispasat |
| Contractors: | Thales Alenia Space |
| Equipment: | Ku-band High Throughput Payload, Ka band payload |
| Configuration: | Spacebus-Neo |
| Propulsion: | ?, electric propulsion |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | +15 years |
| Mass: | 4500 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazonas Nexus | - | 2022 |
References:
- Amazonas 1 [Eurostar-3000S]
- Amazonas 2 [Eurostar-3000]
- Amazonas 3 [SSL-1300]
- Amazonas 4A → Amazonas 4 [Star-2]
- Amazonas 4B [Star-2]
- Amazonas 5 [SSL-1300]
- Amazonas Nexus [Spacebus-Neo]
