AMC 9 [Alcatel]
AMC 9 [Alcatel] |
SES Americom's AMC-9 (ordered as GE 12 by GE Americom) was constructed on Alcatel’s highly reliable Spacebus-3000B3 platform – over 30 spacecraft based on this platform are in service.
The spacecraft features twenty-four 36 MHz C-band transponders and twenty-four 36 MHz
Ku-band transponders, providing service into the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean
from 79º W orbital location.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | SES Americom |
| Contractors: | Alcatel Space |
| Equipment: | 24 C-Band and 24 Ku-Band transponders |
| Configuration: | Spacebus-3000B3 |
| Propulsion: | S400 |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | 4100 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launcher | Remarks: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMC 9 (ex GE 12 ?) | 06.06.2003 | TB LC-200/39 | Proton-K Briz-M |
Further GE / AMC / AAP missions:
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Last update: 27.09.2009
Contact: gunter.krebs@skyrocket.de
© Gunter Dirk Krebs