| 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 | 0° (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 |
| 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]
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