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AMC 9

deorbited

Identification

Position83° W (125.6° W)
NORAD / COSPAR27820 / 2003-024A
OperatorSES S.A.
OrbitGEO
Call signS2434

Hardware

ManufacturerThales Group
ModelSpacebus-3000B3
Mass4100 kg
Dry mass2000 kg

Launch

Launch siteBaikonur Cosmodrome
Launch vehicleProton K

Beacons

3700.5V4199.5H11702V12198H

Comment

24 Ku-band transponders. AMC-9 suffered a “significant anomaly” on June 17th 2017 and all the services were moved to other satellites. Moved to graveyard orbit

Lifetime
06 Jun 2003Launched
15 yrDesign life
23.2 yrElapsed
ExpiredRemaining
Jun 2018End of life
Satellite is deorbited