AMC 18

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AMC-18 is a geostationary Lockheed Martin A2100A communications satellite owned by SES Americom. It will be launched on November 18, 2006 from Kourou aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle and is situated at 105° west longitude, providing coverage of North America with twenty-four C band transponders of 12-18 watts each. Future users in December 2006 include The CW Television Network and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, among other services.

The satellite has an expected lifetime of at least 15 years.