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Latest revision as of 15:11, 8 November 2025
Hispasat telecommunications satellite
Amazonas Nexus (also known as Intelsat 46e) is a geostationary high-throughput satellite (HTS) owned and operated by the Spanish satellite operator Hispasat. Built by Thales Alenia Space on the Spacebus-Neo-200 platform, it provides broadband connectivity across the Americas, Greenland, and Atlantic air and maritime corridors. Launched in 2023, it replaces and expands upon the capabilities of the earlier Amazonas 2 satellite, incorporating advanced digital processing for flexible capacity allocation.[1][2][3]
Amazonas Nexus launched on 7 February 2023 (01:32 UTC) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The first-stage booster B1073 landed successfully on a droneship.[1][4][5][6]
The satellite reached geostationary orbit at 61° West and entered commercial service in July 2023 after in-orbit testing. Hispasat has leased significant capacity, including to Intelsat for pan-American services and to partners for aviation and governmental use. Over 60% of capacity was pre-leased before full operations.[7][8]
