AMC-2

Overview

AMC-2

names list	GE-2 (1997-2001) AMC-2 (2001-present)
mission type	Communications
operator	GE Americom (1997-2001) SES Americom (2001-2009) SES World Skies (2009-2011) SES S.A. (2011-present)
cospar id	1997-002A
satcat	24713
mission duration	15 years (planned) (elapsed)
spacecraft	GE-2
spacecraft type	Lockheed Martin A2100
spacecraft bus	LM A2100A
manufacturer	Lockheed Martin
launch mass	2648 kg
dry mass	1300 kg
launch date	30 January 1997, 22:04:00 UTC
launch rocket	Ariane 44L (V93)
launch site	Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2
launch contractor	Arianespace
orbit reference	Geocentric orbit
orbit regime	Geostationary orbit
orbit longitude	85° West
apsis	gee
trans band	48 transponders: 24 C-band 24 Ku-band
trans coverage	North America
programme	SES constellation
previous mission	AMC-1
next mission	AMC-3

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. It was owned by GE Americom until 2001 when the company was sold to SES (Société Européenne des Satellites). The name of the spacecraft was then changed by SES Americom to AMC-2 later in 2001.[1]

Overview

GE-2 carries 24 Ku-band and 24 C-band transponders. It weighs approximately 2648 kg fully fueled and has a dry mass of 1300 kg. It is stationed at approximately 81° West serving North America. There is also a plan to relocate the satellite to 85° West orbital position.[2] It is powered by two deployable

AMC-2

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