NORAD 39616

AMAZONAS 4A

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About AMAZONAS 4A

AMAZONAS 4A is a satellite from BRAZ, launched on Mar 22, 2014 from French Guiana.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 74°W, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Hispasat 74W-1 · Spanish communications satellite

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 22 days its lowest point went from 35,761 km to 35,766 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
35,76035,78035,800

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.