The Hispasat Amazonas Nexus is already flying towards its orbital position

After a postponement due to weather conditions, the launch mission of the new Hispasat Amazonas Nexus has been successfully launched from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) of the US Space Force station in Cape Canaveral (Florida).

It is a high-performance geostationary satellite that will allow access to High-speed Internet throughout the American continent, los North and South Atlantic Corridors y points as remote as Greenland and the Amazon rainforest. It is specially designed to offer high-quality connectivity on planes and ships and will effectively contribute to reducing the digital divide in Latin America in an agile and efficient way.

With this operation, Hispasat becomes the first satellite operator in the world to will offset the carbon footprint derived from the entire launch process. This action will be carried out through Sylvestris and is within the commitment to sustainability assumed by Redeia in all its activities.

This new satellite represents a technological advance that reinforces Hispasat's position at the forefront of the satellite industry. The Amazonas Nexus, manufactured from the platform Spacebus NEO de Thales Alenia Space, count with one Digital Transparent Processor (DTP) last generation. It allows communications to be established with a single hop throughout its coverage area and provides maximum flexibility that will facilitate its adaptation to changes that occur in the demand for services throughout its more than 15 years of useful life.

Given his multipoint architecture, the Amazonas Nexus can reuse the transmission frequency and, therefore, increase its performance in orbit. Furthermore, it is a satellite electric propulsion. For this reason, it is lighter (4.1 tons of launch mass) and reduces the costs of putting it into orbit, although due to this it will not arrive in geostationary orbit until July. After carrying out the last tests in orbit, the satellite will be placed in its final position at 61º West and will enter service.

The Amazonas Nexus has been manufactured in the facilities of Thales Alenia Space in Cannes (France) and has a notable participation of the Spanish aerospace industry through companies such as Thales Alenia Space España, Sener, GMV or Aicox, among others.

The new satellite project has been carried out with a investment of about 300 million euros, which will be recovered from the moment it is fully operational. Since its launch, Hispasat has reached several commercial agreements for the long-term lease of 60% of the capacity of the Amazonas Nexus with operators and service providers in the government sphere, as well as in connectivity for the aviation sector. and in remote environments.

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