AMC 3 at 72° W
also known as GE 3, Eagle-1
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 72° WChannel line-up at 72° W | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 24936
- COSPAR number
- 1997-050A
- Operator
- SES S.A.
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin
- Model
- A2100A
- Launch
- 04 Sept 1997 from Cape Canaveral SFS on Atlas 2AS (Atlas IIAS)
- Launch mass
- 2845 kg
- Dry mass
- 1600 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Callsign
- S2162
- Beacon
- 3700.5V, 4199.5H, 12198H
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- C-band CTH beam (C band) View footprint
- C-band CTV beam (C band) View footprint
- Ku-band KTH beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band KTV beam (Ku band) View footprint
- C-band Horizontal (CTH) beam (C band) View footprint
- C-band Vertical (CTV) beam (C band) View footprint
- C-band Americas Beam (C band) View footprint
- Ku-band Horizontal (KTH) beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Vertical (KTV) beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Americas Beam (Ku band) View footprint
About AMC 3
24 Ku- and 24 C-band to provide broadcasting, business, cable services to CONUS, Hawaii, Caribbean and southern Canada