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AMC 3

Also known as GE 3, Eagle-1

retired

Identification

NORAD / COSPAR
24936 / 1997-050A
Call sign
S2162
Operator
SES S.A.

Orbit & position

Orbit
GEO
Position
72° W (30.4° E)
Altitude
—
Velocity
—
Period
—
Eccentricity
—

Hardware

Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin
Model
A2100A
Mass
2845 kg
Dry mass
1600 kg

Launch

Launch date
04 Sep 1997
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS
Launch vehicle
Atlas 2AS (Atlas IIAS)
Design life
15 yr

Beacons

3700.5V4199.5H12198H

Comment

24 Ku- and 24 C-band to provide broadcasting, business, cable services to CONUS, Hawaii, Caribbean and southern Canada