AMC 9

deorbited

Identification

NORAD / COSPAR: 27820 / 2003-024A
Call sign: S2434
Operator: SES S.A.

Orbit & position

Orbit: GEO
Position: 83° W (28.9° E)
Altitude: —
Velocity: —
Period: —
Eccentricity: —

Hardware

Manufacturer: Thales Group
Model: Spacebus-3000B3
Mass: 4100 kg
Dry mass: 2000 kg

Launch

Launch date: 06 Jun 2003
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome
Launch vehicle: Proton K
Design life: 15 yr

Beacons

3700.5V4199.5H11702V12198H

Comment

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