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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-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 Martin: A2100A: 19 December 2000 Ariane 5G: Launched in 2000 as GE-8: AMC-9: 83° West: Alcatel ...
On August 5, 2022, AMC 8 ends its life cycle and was replaced by the SES 22 satellite. AMC-11: 131° W: Lockheed Martin: A2100A: 24 C-band, 20 watts (USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean) 19 May 2004: Atlas 2AS [1] On December 1, 2022, AMC 11 ends its life cycle and was replaced by the SES 21 satellite. AMC-15: 105° W: Lockheed Martin: A2100AX: 24 K ...
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 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.
AMC-12 (formerly GE-1i) is an American geostationary communications satellite that was launched by a Proton-M / Briz-M launch vehicle at 02:27:32 UTC on 3 February 2005. The 4,979 kg (10,977 lb) satellite to provide voice and video services to the North America and South America, Europe, and Africa through separate beams to each region, after parking over the Atlantic Ocean through its 72 C ...
AMC-7 is a commercial broadcast communications satellite owned by SES, originally from the GE Americom fleet. Launched on 14 September 2000, at 22:54:07 UTC from the Centre Spatial Guyanais in Kourou, AMC-7 provides C-band coverage to United States, Caribbean, Mexico, and is located in a geostationary orbit over the Pacific Ocean east of Hawaii.
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 .