Mission type Communications Mission duration 15 years, 6 months Launch site Kourou ELA-2 Inclination 0.03° Launch date 28 October 1998 Bus Spacebus | COSPAR ID 1998-063B Manufacturer Dornier
Aérospatiale Inclination 0.03° Launch mass 1,698 kg Rocket Ariane 4 | |
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Operator GE Americom (1998–2001)
SES Americom (2001–2009)
SES World Skies (2009–2011)
SES S.A. (2011-2014) Similar AMC‑6, AMC‑4, AMC‑21, Anik F1, Nahuel 1A | ||
AMC-5, originally called GE-5, was a geosynchronous direct-broadcast satellite located at 79 degrees West longitude operated by SES Americom in the Ku band. It was used by a variety of television customers, including being home to the CBS Newspath service.
The satellite was retired and moved to a graveyard orbit on 17 May 2014 after 15 years of service.
Payload & Specifications
Spacecraft design: Alcatel Spacebus 2000
Orbital location: 79°W
Launch Date: October 28, 1998
Vehicle: Ariane 44L
Design life: 15 years
Band: Ku band Ku-band payload: 16 x 54 MHz
Transponder type: TWTA, 55-watt
Transponder redundancy: 11 for 8
Receiver redundancy: 4 for 2
Coverage: CONUS, Southern Canada, Northern Mexico
References
AMC-5 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA