SpaceX put into orbit yesterday, with its rocket Falcon 9al Spanish satellite Amazonas Nexus of Hispasatwhich will play an important role in Latin American communications Greenland, and the US Space Force
Hispasat is the main Spanish satellite operator, with coverage in America, Europe, and North Africa.
The Amazon Nexus is one of their most advanced satellites. It has been built at the Thales Alenia Space facilities in Cannes (France) and has a outstanding participation from Spanish aerospace industry through companies such as Thales Alenia Space España, Sener, GMV or Aicox, among others.
Amazon Nexus, high speed and maximum security
On February 6 at 8:30 in the morning, United States time, the Falcon 9 SpaceX took off from Cape Canaveral with the amazon nexus satellite of Hispasatwhich has a weight of 4.1 tons of launch mass.
Hispasat is the first satellite operator in the world to will offset the carbon footprint of the shoot, planting a forest.
Here you can see the launch and full orbit of the satellite:
Halfway through the video you can see landing on the platform of the Falcon 9At the end, the successful deployment of the satellite.
It is the sixth flight of this Falcon 9. It previously carried the SES-22 satellite, the ispace HAKUTO-R 1 mission, and three Starlink missions.
Since the amazon nexus uses a non-polluting electric motor, it will take longer to reach its geostationary orbit. It won’t until July. It will be propelled little by little with the help of the Earth’s gravity, to expand the orbit:
The new satellite has cost €300 millionbut they will more than recover over their 15-year lifespan.
Count with one State-of-the-art Digital Transparent Processor (DTP). It allows you to establish communications with a single hop throughout your coverage area, and provides you with maximum flexibility that will facilitate your adaptation to changes in the demand for services.
You already have a long-term contract 60% of its capacity. One of its main clients is Tusassthe greenland national communications company. It will provide Internet access services in all cities and remote towns in Greenland. Also to mining and backup companies for the restoration of communication services in case of emergency.
It also covers the pathfinder mission 2 from US Space Force. A top-secret mission that includes rigorous levels of protection required by the Department of Defense. The satelite amazon nexus is equipped with the advanced CNSSP-12 encryption system for telemetry and remote control, which makes it much safer for military missions.
Finally, Hispasat will provide Intelsat with several gigahertz of Ku-band capacity to provide air connectivity services in America and in the Atlantic region.
The putting into orbit of amazon nexus satellite of Hispasat It is a great success for the Spanish space industry, which also competes with guarantees in North and South America.
