AMC-16

USA

Americom-16

Launch data:

Designation	28472 / 04048A
Launch date	17 Dec 2004 - 12:07 UT
Launch site	CC, SLC-41
Launch vehicle	Atlas-V 521 (AV-005)
Mission	Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	35780 x 35793 km
Eccentricity	1.54E-04
Inclination	0.02°
Period	1436.10 min

AMC-15 satellite

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Lockheed Martin
Platform
Operator	SES Americom
Mass at launch	4312 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	15 yrs

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
April 2009	84.98deg W

Mission details:

Hybrid Ku-Ka-band satellite; CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii.

Ref.: #3(SD), #14, #204, #226 - update: 24.08.09