AMC-1

Overview

AMC-1

names list	GE-1 (1996-2001) AMC-1 (2001-present)
mission type	Communications
operator	GE Americom (1996-2001) SES Americom (2001-2009) SES World Skies (2009-2011) SES (2011-present)
cospar id	1996-054A
satcat	24315
mission duration	15 years (planned) (elapsed)
spacecraft	GE-1
spacecraft type	Lockheed Martin A2100
spacecraft bus	A2100A
manufacturer	Lockheed Martin
launch mass	2783 kg
dry mass	1300 kg
launch date	8 September 1996, 21:49:01 UTC‡R1R‡
launch rocket	Atlas IIA (AC-123)
launch site	Cape Canaveral, LC-36B
launch contractor	Lockheed Martin
entered service	November 1996
orbit reference	Geocentric orbit‡R2R‡
orbit regime	Geostationary orbit
orbit longitude	131° West
apsis	gee
trans band	48 transponders: 24 C-band 24 Ku-band
trans bandwidth	36 MHz
trans coverage	Canada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean
programme	SES constellation
next mission	AMC-2

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.

Specifications

C-band payload: 24 x 36 MHz Amp type: SSPA, 12- to 18-watt (adjustable) Amp redundancy: 16 for 12 Receiver redundancy: 4 for 2 Coverage: CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, Caribbean, Canada

Ku-band payload: 24 x 36 MHz Amp type: TWTA, 60-watt Amp redundancy: 18 for 12 Receiver redundancy: 4 for 2 Coverage: Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Northern Mexico, Southern Canada[3]