AMC 13 [Alcatel]
AMC 13 [Alcatel] |
This series of satellites based on the new generation Spacebus-4000C3 platform has been originally ordered by GE-Americom as GE 1i, 2i, 3i, 4i and 2E. They were renamed to AMC after SES took over Americom and some were cancelled in this process.
AMC 13 features 60 C-Band transponders; it will provide digital TV, telecommunications, data and video transmissions, connecting over the Pacific Ocean North America and Asia Pacific.
AMC-13 was originally ordered as GE 2i. AMC-23 was originally ordered
as GE 4i, renamed AMC 23 and cancelled, but later reinstated as an option. AMC 13 was
reordered with a different transponder configuration in January 2004 as Worldsat 3, which was later renamed AMC 23.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | SES Americom |
| Contractors: | Alcatel Space |
| Equipment: | 60 C-band transponders |
| Configuration: | Spacebus-4000C3 |
| Propulsion: | S400, 4 SPT-100 plasma thrusters |
| Lifetime: | 16 years |
| Mass: | 4816 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launcher | Remarks: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMC 13 (ex GE 2i) | reordered | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5ECA | -> Worldsat 3 -> AMC-23 | |
| AMC 23 (ex GE 4i) | cancelled | ? |
Further GE / AMC / AAP missions:
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Last update: 27.09.2009
Contact: gunter.krebs@skyrocket.de
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