AMC-7
AMC-7 is a commercial broadcast communications satellite owned by SES S.A., originally from the GE Americom fleet. Launched on September 14, 2000, from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, AMC-7 provides C band coverage to North America, Hawaii, the Caribbean islands and most of Mexico, and is located in a geostationary orbit over the Pacific Ocean east of Hawaii. The satellite is primarily used for cable television programming distribution.[6][3]
| Mission type | Communications[1] |
|---|---|
| Operator | SES S.A. |
| COSPAR ID | 2000-054B |
| SATCAT no. | 26495 |
| Mission duration | 15 years (design life)[2][3] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | A2100A[4] |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
| Launch mass | 1,983 kilograms (4,372 lb)[2] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | September 14, 2000, 22:54 UTC[1][2] |
| Rocket | Ariane 5G[2] |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-3[1][2] |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 135° West[3] |
| Perigee altitude | 35,781.0 kilometres (22,233.3 mi)[5] |
| Apogee altitude | 35,805.7 kilometres (22,248.6 mi)[5] |
| Inclination | 0 degrees[5] |
| Period | 1436.1 minutes[5] |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 24 C band[3] |
| Frequency | 36 MHz |
| Coverage area | North America[3] |
In 2015 the satellite was taken out of commercial service and moved from 137° West to 135° West longitude, where it now serves as a backup to AMC-10.[3]
References
- "NSSDC Master Catalog: GE 7". NASA.gov. April 2, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- Krebs, Gunter (May 7, 2008). "GE 7, 8 / AMC 7, 8, 10, 11, 18 (Aurora 3)". Skyrocket.de. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- "SatBeams - Satellite Details - AMC 7 (GE 7)". Satbeams. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- "Satellite Manufacturing Special" (PDF). Satellite-evolution.com. September–October 2004. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- "AMC-7 (GE-7) Satellite details". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
- "Satellite Data". SES-Worldskies.com. 2009. Archived from the original on June 5, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
External links
- AMC-7 website
- C-band Americas Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams
- AMC-7 information at LyngSat
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