AMC-15

USA

Also called GE 15 - Americom-15

Launch data:

Designation 28446 / 04041A
Launch date 15 Oct 2004 (14 Oct?)- ~21:21 UT
Launch site B, LC-200/39
Launch vehicle  Proton-M/Briz-M
Mission Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on 27 Oct:
Perigee / Apogee 35773 x 35793 km
Eccentricity 2.13E-04
Inclination 0.05°
Period 1435.91 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  Lockheed Martin
Operator SES Americom
Platform  A2100AX
Mass at launch  4200 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension  
Equipment 24 Ku-band and 12 Ka-band transponders
Stabilization  
Propulsion LEROS-1C
Design lifetime  15 years

Location:

BeginEndPosition
 Oct 2004  224°E
 April 2009  105.04° W

Mission details:

The AMC-15 communications payload features twenty four 36 Mhz Ku-band transponders and 12 intermediate frequency (IF) processed Ka-band spot beams which will be deployed in a pattern taking advantage of frequency re-use while eliminating interference between and among the beams. The satellite is expected to be operational in 3rd Quarter 2004.

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