AMC 9 at 83° W

Open in the satellite database app Channels at 83° W Coverage maps

AMC 9 satellite coverage area from 83° W: visibility footprint over Earth — Theoretical visibility from geostationary orbit at 83° W. Beam footprints are narrower, see the coverage maps.

Technical details

Status: deorbited
Orbital position: 83° WChannel line-up at 83° W | Coverage maps
NORAD number: 27820
COSPAR number: 2003-024A
Operator: SES S.A.
Manufacturer: Thales Group
Model: Spacebus-3000B3
Launch: 06 Jun 2003 from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Proton K
Launch mass: 4100 kg
Dry mass: 2000 kg
Expected lifetime: 15+ yrs.
Callsign: S2434
Beacon: 3700.5V, 4199.5H, 11702V, 12198H
Orbit: GEO

Beam footprints

AMC 9 C-band North America Beam beam footprint coverage map, C band — C-band North America Beam (C band)Open in viewer

AMC 9 Ku-band North America Beam beam footprint coverage map, Ku band — Ku-band North America Beam (Ku band)Open in viewer

About AMC 9

24 Ku-band transponders. AMC-9 suffered a â€œsignificant anomalyâ€ on June 17th 2017 and all the services were moved to other satellites. Moved to graveyard orbit

Other satellites at 83° W

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