AMC-1
AMC-1 Names GE-1 (1996-2001) Mission type Communications Operator COSPAR ID 1996-054A SATCAT no. 24315 Mission duration 15 years (planned)
Spacecraft GE-1 Spacecraft type Lockheed Martin A2100 Bus A2100A Manufacturer Lockheed Martin Launch mass 2,783 kg (6,135 lb) Dry mass 1,300 kg (2,900 lb)
Launch date 8 September 1996,UTC [ 1] Rocket Atlas IIA (AC-123 )Launch site Cape Canaveral , LC-36B Contractor Lockheed Martin Entered service November 1996
Reference system Geocentric orbit [ 2] Regime Geostationary orbit Longitude 131° West
Band 48 transponders :C-band Ku-band Bandwidth 36 MHz Coverage area Canada , United States , Mexico , Caribbean
AMC-1 is a geosynchronous communications satellite operated by SES , as part of the AMC fleet acquired from GE AMERICOM in 2001. It was a hybrid C-Band / Ku-band spacecraft currently located at 131° West, serving the Canada , United States , Mexico , and Caribbean .
AMC-1 was replaced by the newer SES-3 satellite on 15 July 2011.
Specifications
C-band payload: 24 x 36 MHz Amp type: SSPA, 12- to 18-watt (adjustable)Amp redundancy: 16 for 12Receiver redundancy: 4 for 2Coverage: CONUS , Alaska , Hawaii , Mexico, Caribbean, Canada
Ku-band payload: 24 x 36 MHzAmp type: TWTA , 60-wattAmp redundancy: 18 for 12Receiver redundancy: 4 for 2Coverage: Contiguous United States , Alaska, Hawaii, Northern Mexico, Southern Canada [ 3]
References
January February March April May June July August September October November December Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ).Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).
