Amazonas 5Proton-M Briz-MInternational Launch Services Launch Status Success Mon ยท Sep 11th, 2017 3:23 PM EDT Watch Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRpuLZbYUYI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOzzdG9u7Dk MissionAmazonas 5Type: CommunicationsAmazonas 5 is a spanish geostationary communications satellite for Hispasat. It is a replacement for the Amazonas 4A satellite and provides coverage for Brazil and Latin America. Satellite carries 24 Ku-band transponders and 35 Ka-band spot beams, and has an operational lifetime of 15 years. Location200/39 (200L)Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan468 rockets have launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. RocketProton-M Briz-MLength: 53 meters Diameter: 7.4 metersThe Proton-M Briz-M rocket has been launched a total of 43 times with 40 successful and 3 failed launches. AgencyInternational Launch ServicesType: Commercial Abbreviation: ILS Administration: Kirk Pysher Founded: 1995Country: USAInternational Launch Services, Inc. (ILS) is a joint venture with exclusive rights to the worldwide sale of commercial Angara and Proton rocket launch services. Proton launches take place at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan while Angara is planned to launch from the Plesetsk and Vostochny Cosmodromes in Russia. View Rocket Launch Schedule