AMAZONAS 5, 42934
Orbit data source: Space-Track
AMAZONAS 5, 42934 is a Brazilian payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Mon, 11 Sep 2017 UTC via a PROTON-M/BRIZ-M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
Unknown / BRAZRelated business
Manufacturer
SS/Loral (MDA)
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
SSL-1300, R-4D-15?
Mass
5,900 kg wet, ~3,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 13.0 m
Radar Cross Section
45.651 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 AMAZONAS 5
1 42934U 17053A 25259.85710793 -.00000302 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 42934 0.0464 331.2332 0002356 250.3925 21.9553 1.00270326 29307Epoch: 2025-09-16T20:34Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T20:34:14.125Z)
Latitude
-0.02205°
Longitude
-61.0078°
Altitude
35,777.312 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 14m 22s
True Declination
0° 01' 19"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:02:00
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,798.009 km
Perigee altitude
35,778.14 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.211 km
Eccentricity
0.00024
Inclination
0.0464°
RAAN
331.2332°
Arg. of periapsis
250.3925°
True anomaly
21.9654°
Mean anomaly
21.9553°
Eccentric anomaly
21.96035°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.17 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 2017 (2017-09-11 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.AMAZONAS 5 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 1440 mins | 2025-09-18 00:13:46.681Z | 123.461° SE | 2025-09-18 18:53:46.681Z | 123.499° SE | 23.372° | 2025-09-19 00:13:46.681Z | 123.471° SE |
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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