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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

42934, 2017-053A

Orbit

GEO

Country

BR / BRAZ

Related business

Hispasat SA (ES)

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)

2017-09-11 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-M/BRIZ-M

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

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   26262.14087156 -.00000286  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 42934   0.0477 318.6340 0003910 274.9492 114.1642  1.00255307 32981

Epoch: 2026-09-19T03:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-19T03:22:51.302Z)

Latitude

0.02703°

Longitude

-60.98962°

Altitude

35,797.49 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 11m 06s

True Declination

0° 01' 37"

Sunlit

Object was in partial shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

00:53:48

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,808.774 km

Perigee altitude

35,775.797 km

Semi-major axis

42,170.422 km

Eccentricity

0.00039

Inclination

0.0477°

RAAN

318.634°

Arg. of periapsis

274.9492°

True anomaly

114.20507°

Mean anomaly

114.1642°

Eccentric anomaly

114.18464°

Mean motion

0.25063 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.39 mins

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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.
1440 mins	2026-09-20 07:57:21.981Z	123.549° SE	2026-09-21 07:57:21.981Z	123.614° SE	25.714°	2026-09-21 07:57:21.981Z	123.614° SE

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AMAZONAS 5, 42934

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