AMC-3

GE-3 → AMC-3
Operator GE Americom (1997-2001)
SES Americom (2001-2009)
SES World Skies (2009—)
Major contractors Lockheed Martin
Bus A2100A (1)
Mission type Communications (2)
Satellite of Earth
Launch date September 4, 1997
12:03 UTC (2)
Launch vehicle Atlas IIAS (3)
Launch site Cape Canaveral, Florida
Pad LC-36A (3)
Mission duration 15 years (design life) (4)
COSPAR ID 1997-050A
Homepage AMC-3 website
Mass 2,845 kg (6,272 lb) (3)
Power LEROS-1C (3)
Orbital elements
Regime GEO (3)
Semimajor axis 42,164.5 km (26,199.8 mi) (5)
Inclination (5)
Apoapsis 35,801.4 km (22,246.0 mi) (5)
Periapsis 35,785.7 km (22,236.2 mi) (5)
Orbital period 1436.1 minutes (5)
Longitude 87.1° West (2)
Orbits per day One (sidereal) (5)
Transponders
Transponders

24 x 36 MHz C band

24 x 36 MHz Ku band (4)
Coverage area North America (4)
References: 1[1], 2[2], 3[3], 4[4], 5[5]

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

  1. ^ "AMG 3". Satbeams.com. http://www.satbeams.com/satellites?norad=24936. Retrieved December 20, 2009. 
  2. ^ "NSSDC Master Catalog: GE 3". NASA.gov. November 23, 2009. http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1997-050A. Retrieved December 20, 2009. 
  3. ^ Krebs, Gunter (September 27, 2009). "GE 1, 2, 3 / AMC 1, 2, 3". Skyrocket.de. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ge-1.htm. Retrieved December 20, 2009. 
  4. ^ "AMC-3 Data". SES-Worldskies.com. 2009. http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/satellites/01_amc-fleet/amc-3/Satellite_Data/index.php. Retrieved December 20, 2009. 
  5. ^ "AMC-3 (GE-3) Satellite details". N2YO.com. http://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=24936. Retrieved December 20, 2009. 
  6. ^ "AMC-3". SES-Worldskies.com. 2009. http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/satellites/01_amc-fleet/amc-3/index.php. Retrieved December 20, 2009. 
  7. ^ "Turner Expands SNG Transponder Deal With SES AMERICOM" (Press release). Business Wire via Redorbit.com. April 12, 2007. http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/900404/turner_expands_sng_transponder_deal_with_ses_americom/index.html. Retrieved December 20, 2009. 

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