AMC-3
Appearance
Mission type | Communications[1] |
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Operator | GE Americom (1997-2001) SES Americom (2001-2009) SES World Skies (2009—) |
COSPAR ID | 1997-050A |
SATCAT no. | 24936![]() |
Mission duration | 15 years (design life)[2] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | A2100A[3] |
Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
Launch mass | 2,845 kilograms (6,272 lb)[4] |
Power | LEROS-1C[4] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | September 4, 1997, 12:03[1] | UTC
Rocket | Atlas IIAS[4] |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-36A[4] |
Contractor | ILS |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary[5] |
Longitude | 87.1° West[1] |
Perigee altitude | 35,785.7 kilometers (22,236.2 mi)[5] |
Apogee altitude | 35,801.4 kilometers (22,246.0 mi)[5] |
Inclination | 0 degrees [5] |
Period | 1436.1 minutes[5] |
Transponders | |
Band | 24 C band, 24 Ku band[2] |
Frequency | 36 MHz |
Coverage area | North America[2] |
AMC-3 (formerly GE 3) is a commercial broadcast communications satellite owned by SES World Skies, formerly SES Americom and before that GE Americom. Launched on September 4, 1997, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, AMC-3 is a hybrid C band/Ku band satellite. It provides coverage to the continental United States, Canada, the Caribbean islands, southern Greenland, and Central America. Located in a geostationary orbit parallel to the Yucatán Peninsula and Great Lakes, AMC-3 provides service to commercial and government customers, with programming distribution, satellite news gathering and broadcast internet capabilities.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b c "NSSDC Master Catalog: GE 3". NASA.gov. November 23, 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
- ^ a b c "AMC-3 Data". SES-Worldskies.com. 2009. Archived from the original on June 4, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
- ^ "AMG 3". Satbeams.com. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
- ^ a b c d Krebs, Gunter (September 27, 2009). "GE 1, 2, 3 / AMC 1, 2, 3". Skyrocket.de. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "AMC-3 (GE-3) Satellite details". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
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- ^ "Turner Expands SNG Transponder Deal With SES AMERICOM" (Press release). Business Wire via Redorbit.com. April 12, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
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External links
- AMC-3 website
- C-band Americas Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams
- Ku-band Americas Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams
- AMC-3 information at LyngSat