| Mission type | Communications | 
|---|---|
| Operator | Hispasat | 
| COSPAR ID | 2013-006A | 
| SATCAT № | 39078 | 
| Mission duration | 15 years | 
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | LS-1300 | 
| Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral | 
| Launch mass | 6,265 kilograms (13,812 lb) | 
| Power | 14,000 watts | 
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 7 February 2013, 21:36 UTC | 
| Rocket | Ariane 5ECA VA212 | 
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 | 
| Contractor | Arianespace | 
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric | 
| Regime | Geostationary | 
| Longitude | 61° west | 
| Perigee | 35,770 kilometres (22,230 mi) | 
| Apogee | 35,815 kilometres (22,254 mi) | 
| Inclination | 0.04 degrees | 
| Period | 23.93 hours | 
| Epoch | 29 October 2013, 02:12:41 UTC | 
Amazonas 3 is a communications satellite based on the Loral 1300 satellite bus and owned by the Hispasat Group of Madrid, Spain. It was launched by an Ariane 5-ECA carrier rocket on 7 February 2013, with a launch mass of 6265 kg. It will provide C and Ku band service in Brazil for a joint venture of Hispasat and the Brazilian telecommunications carrier Oi.