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Hispasat
Approves Amazonas 1 Satellite
Hispasat has
approved the Amazonas project, which entails placing a
communications satellite in orbit at 61º W over Brazil. This new  satellite
will provide coverage across North and South America, in addition
to its trans-Atlantic capacity.
The tender for
construction of the satellite will be issued in April, with award
for construction to be made before July 2001. The new satellite is
expected to have a mass of 4.5 metric tones, with a 15-year
service life. It will carry 63 transponders, 36 of which will
operate on Ku-band frequencies and 27 on C-band frequencies. The
launch is scheduled for the second half of 2003. The investment to
build and launch the new satellite is 237 million euros (39.433
billion pesetas).
The
Amazonas project will be operated by Hispasat’s Brazilian
subsidiary Hispamar, and will be partly owned by the Brazilian
telecommunications company Telemar.
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