SS/L delivers Hispasat Amazonas 3 Ka-band satellite early

Satellite manufactuer Space Systems/Loral (SSL) reported the successful shipment of Amazonas 3, the multi-mission Ka-band satellite it designed and built for Hispasat, to the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

Amazonas 3 carries a payload of 9 Ka-band spot beam, 33 Ku-band transponders, and 19 of the legacy C-band transponders. Completed and delivered ahead of schedule by SS/L, it is set for launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket for service in the 61 degrees West longitude orbital slot.

The SS/L-built satellite will deploy the first Ka-band payload in Latin America that is dedicated to broadband service. Amazonas 3 will deliver satellite broadband, corporate fixed and mobile telephone networks, direct-to-home (DTH)&nbsp television, and numerous other telecommunications services through the Americas as well as Europe and North Africa.

Hispasat commissioned Amazonas 3 from SS/L to serve as the primary bridge of communications between the American and European continents. The broadband payload of the Ka-band satellite promises to trigger innovation and growth across Latin America once it enters operation. 

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