The Amazonas 3 telecommunications satellite, with a launch date forecast for early next year from Kourou (French Guiana), is in the...
...final phase of its construction process at Space Systems/Loral in Palo Alto, California. After more than two years since the beginning of the program, the new satellite, the tenth that HISPASAT puts into orbit, has completed its initial integration phase, as well as most of its functional tests, during which it must withstand the extreme conditions it will be exposed to in space.
The Amazonas 3 successfully passed the tests that have been carried out with the goal of verifying that the satellite will be capable of operating correctly in its geostationary orbit at 36,000 kilometers from Earth. It has been thermal vacuum tested to prove that it can function at exterior temperatures that can oscillate from -170
...final phase of its construction process at Space Systems/Loral in Palo Alto, California. After more than two years since the beginning of the program, the new satellite, the tenth that HISPASAT puts into orbit, has completed its initial integration phase, as well as most of its functional tests, during which it must withstand the extreme conditions it will be exposed to in space.
The Amazonas 3 successfully passed the tests that have been carried out with the goal of verifying that the satellite will be capable of operating correctly in its geostationary orbit at 36,000 kilometers from Earth. It has been thermal vacuum tested to prove that it can function at exterior temperatures that can oscillate from -170