GE 1 --> AMC-1

USA

Renamed: AMC-1 (Americom 1)

Launch data:

Designation: 24315 / 96054A
Launch date08 Sep 1996 - 21:49 UT
Launch site CC, LC36B
Launch vehicleAtlas 2A (AC-123)
MissionCommercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee 35772 x 35800 km
Eccentricity 3,32E-04
Inclination 0.03 deg
Period 1436.1 min

Gstar 1 replacement

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems
Platform  
Operator SES Americom
Mass at launch  2783 kg
Dry Mass 1600 kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  6500 (EOL)
Design lifetime  15 yrs

Location:

BeginPositionRemarks
 April 2009  103.02° W 

Mission:

Broadcasting, business, cable, mobile; 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders; 50 states and Caribbean.
Ref: #7, #15, #226 - update: 24.08.09