AMC-3

For the ship, see USS Plover (AMc-3).

GE-3 → AMC-3
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Communications^[1]
Operator	GE Americom (1997-2001) SES Americom (2001-2009) SES World Skies (2009—)
COSPAR ID	1997-050A
Mission duration	15 years (design life)^[2]

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 (1997-09-04UTC12:03Z) UTC^[1]
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	35,785.7 kilometers (22,236.2 mi)^[5]
Apogee	35,801.4 kilometers (22,246.0 mi)^[5]
Inclination	0 degrees ^[5]
Period	1436.1 minutes^[5]

Transponders
Band	24 C band, 24 K_u 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/K_u 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 2 3 "NSSDC Master Catalog: GE 3". NASA.gov. November 23, 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
1 2 3 "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.
1 2 3 4 Krebs, Gunter (September 27, 2009). "GE 1, 2, 3 / AMC 1, 2, 3". Skyrocket.de. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
1 2 3 4 5 "AMC-3 (GE-3) Satellite details". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
↑ "AMC-3". SES-Worldskies.com. 2009. Archived from the original on June 4, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
↑ "Turner Expands SNG Transponder Deal With SES AMERICOM" (Press release). Business Wire via Redorbit.com. April 12, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2009.

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

Satellites operated by SES S.A.

SES fleet	Active: SES-1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Planned: 10 11 12 14 15 16 / GovSat-1 17

AMC fleet	Active: AMC-1 2 3 4 6 8 9 10 11 15 16 18 21 Backups: 7 Retired: 5 Failed: 14

NSS fleet	Active: NSS-5 6 7 9 10 11 12 806 Retired: 513 703 K Failed: 8

Astra fleet	Active: Astra 1KR 1L 1M 1N 2B 2E 2F 2G 3B 4A 5B Backups: 1D 1F 1G 1H 2A 2C 2D 3A Retired: 1A 1B 1C 1E 5A Failed: 1K

Other	Active: Ciel 2 QuetzSat 1 Yahsat 1A

← 1996 · Orbital launches in 1997 · 1998 →

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