AMC-9 (satellite)
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | SES S.A. |
| Website | AMC-9 Website |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Spacebus-3000B3 |
| Manufacturer | Alcatel |
| Launch mass | 4,100 kilograms (9,000 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 06 June 2003, 22:15 GMT |
| Rocket | Proton-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200 |
| Contractor | International Launch Services |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 83° West |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 24 C band, 24 Ku band |
| Frequency | 36 MHz |
| Coverage area |
Canada Caribbean United States |
AMC-9 is a commercial broadcast communications satellite owned by SES World Skies, part of SES S.A.. Launched on June 6, 2003, from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, on the 300th launch of a Proton family rocket[2], AMC-9 is a hybrid C-band/Ku-band satellite located at 83° West, covering the United States and Mexico. It is owned and operated by SES World Skies,[3] formerly SES Americom.
On June 17, 2017, AMC-9 experienced an anomaly on-orbit, the operator lost control and contact with the satellite, and it appeared to begin breaking apart.[4] SES claims that it had re-established contact with the satellite on July 1, that it poses no risk of a collision with other active satellites and that by the end of the day following the anomaly, most of AMC-9’s traffic had been transferred to other SES satellites.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "AMC-9". Gunter's Space Page.
- ↑ "AMC-9 and ILS Proton". International Launch Services.
- ↑ "AMC-9". SES S.A.
- ↑ "A large satellite appears to be falling apart in geostationary orbit". Ars Technica. July 2, 2017.
- ↑ SES: AMC-9 has “no risk of a collision with other active satellites” Space News June 21, 2017. Accessed July 31, 2017
- ↑ SES re-establishes communications with AMC-9; pieces of satellite appear to have broken off Space Intel Report July 2, 2017. Accessed July 31, 2017