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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. SES-1 enables high-definition television signals to very small aperture terminals in the United States.
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.
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.
Replaced AMC-2 previously at 105° W. AMC-21: 125° W: Thales Alenia Space/ Orbital Sciences: STAR-2: 24 K u-band, 110 watts (USA, Southern Canada, Mexico, Caribbean) 14 August 2008: Ariane 5 ECA [5] AMC-1: 131° W Lockheed Martin: A2100A: 24 C-band, 12–14 watts (USA, Mexico, Caribbean, Canada) 24 K u-band, 60watts (USA, Southern Canada ...
Space-available travel, also known as Space-A travel, is a means by which members of United States Uniformed Services (United States Military, reservists and retirees, United States Department of Defense civilian personnel under certain circumstances), and these groups' family members, are permitted to travel on aircraft of the Air Mobility Command under the jurisdiction of the United States ...
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-6, formerly GE-6, is a commercial broadcast communications satellite owned by SES Launched on 21 October 2000, from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, AMC-6 became the fifth hybrid C-band / Ku-band satellite in the GE Americom fleet.
AMC-11 , previously GE-11, is an American geostationary communications satellite which is operated by SES. It is currently positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 131° West, from where it is used to relay cable television across North America for onward distribution. [ 1 ]