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GE-2, called AMC-2 after 2001, is a privately owned American communications satellite launched in 1997. It was the first of the GE series to be launched outside the United States . [ 1 ] It was launched by an Ariane 44L on 30 January 1997 at 22:04:00 UTC , flying from ELA-2 , Centre Spatial Guyanais alongside another satellite, Nahuel 1A .
AMC-10 (formerly GE-10) is an American geostationary communications satellite that was launched by an Atlas-IIAS launch vehicle at 23:46:02 UTC on 5 February 2004. [1] The 2,315 kg (5,104 lb) satellite will provide high-definition digital video channels to North America through its 24 C-band transponders , over 135° West longitude .
AMC-5: 79° West: Alcatel Space: Spacebus 2000: 28 October 1998 Ariane 44L [citation needed] AMC-6: 72° West: Lockheed Martin: A2100AX: 22 October 2000 Proton-K / DM-2 [citation needed] AMC-7: 137° West: Lockheed Martin: A2100A: 14 September 2000 Ariane 5G: Launched in 2000 as GE-7. Backup to AMC-10 since 2015 AMC-8: 139° West: Lockheed ...
On December 1, 2022, it began operations and replaced the AMC 11 satellite. SES-22: 135° W: Thales Alenia Space: Spacebus 4000B2: C-band: 29 June 2022 [118] Falcon 9 Block 5: On August 5, 2022, it began operations and replaced the AMC 8 satellite. SES-23 Thales Alenia Space: Spacebus-4000B2 C-band: Unknown [116] TBA: SES-24: 19.2° E: Thales ...
Alouette 2; Alouette 2 upper stage; AMC-9; AMOS-2 (satellite) AngoSat 1; ... Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2; L. List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500) ... List of nuclear ...
The Lockheed Martin A2100 geosynchronous spacecraft series is designed for a variety of telecommunications needs including K a band broadband and broadcast services, fixed satellite services in C-band and K u band payload configurations, high-power direct broadcast services using the K u band frequency spectrum, and mobile satellite services using UHF, L-band and S-band payloads.
It was the third SES World Skies satellite to be launched following the merger, but the first to carry the new SES designation. [2] SES-1 operates in geostationary orbit , and is intended to be located at a longitude of 101° West, where it will replace the AMC-2 and AMC-4 satellites.
The first military space operations command in history, [3] the Navy Astronautics Group (e or NAG) was established on May 22, 1962 under the command of CDR J.C. Quillen, Jr. [4] Tasked with operating the Navy's satellites, the unit commanded the Navy Navigational Satellite System, also known as Transit, the world's first satellite navigation ...