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Hispasat's Amazonas 5 Broadband, Telco Satellite Launched

Hispasat's Amazonas 5 satellite was launched into orbit Tuesday on an ILS Proton rocket, ILS said. The SSL-built satellite has a high-throughput Ka-band payload and will be used for broadband delivery in Central and South America and Mexico, and a Ku-band payload to be used for TV and other telco applications in Central and South America, it said.