GE 2 --> AMC-2

USA

Renamed: AMC-2 (Americom 2)

Launch data:

Designation:	24713 / 97002A
Launch date	30 Jan 1997 - 22:04 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA-2
Launch vehicle	Ariane-44L (V93)
Mission	Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	35774 x 35798 km
Eccentricity	2,85E-04
Inclination	0.05 deg
Period	1436.1 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems
Platform
Operator	SES Americom
Mass at launch	2648 kg
Dry Mass	1600 kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power	6500 (EOL)
Design lifetime	15 yrs

Location:

Begin	Position	Remarks
	85°W
23-24 Feb 2008	86° W	manoeuvred off-station
~13 Mar 2008	101°W	relocated
Apr 2009	100.98°W

Mission:

Broadcasting, business, cable; CONUS, Hawaii, Caribbean, southern Canada; 24 Ku- and 24 C-band.
Satcom K1 replacement. All the Ku-band transponders have been secured for 4 years (with an option up to 15 years) by Primestar

Ref: #7, #15, #225, #226 - update: 15.08.08