GE 6 --> AMC-6

USA

Renamed: AMC-6 (Americom-6)

Launch data:

Designation:	26580 / 00067A
Launch date	21 Oct 2000 - 22:00 UT
Launch site	B, LC-81/23
Launch vehicle:	Proton-K / DM-2M (S/N 402-01 / #284)
Mission:	Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	35778 x 35795 km
Eccentricity	2.02E-04
Inclination	0.05 deg
Period	1436.12 min

Specifications

Prime contractor	Lockheed Martin
Platform	A2100AX
Operator	SES Americom
Mass at launch	3901 kg
Dry mass	2500 kg
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization	3 axis
DC power
Design lifetime	15 years

Location:

Begin	Position	Remarks
	71.98° W

Beacons: 3.7005 H, 4.1995 V, 11.702 H, 12.198 V GHz

C-band

Main transponders	24
Backup transponders	8
Power	20 W SSPA
Bandwidth	36 MHz
Coverage	conus, canada, Mexico, Caribbean
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization	linear H/V

Ku-band

Main transponders	28
Backup transponders	8
Power	110 W (TWTA)
Bandwidth	24 x 36 MHz 4 x 72 MHz
Coverage	US, Hawaii, Canada, Mexico
EIRP max	51 dBW
G/T max
Polarization	linear H/V
Beacons	11.702 GHZ V & 12.198 GHz H

The extended Ku-band transponders (in 11.45-11.7 GHz) will not be used at 72°W

Ku-band Transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Horizontal Uplink	Horizontal Downlink	Transponder	Vertical Downlink	Vertical Uplink	Notes
13.875		25	11.575		54 MHz
	11.575	26		13.875	54 MHz
13.955		27	11.655		54 MHz
	11.655	28		13.955	54 MHz

14.020		1	11.720
	11.740	2		14.040
14.060		3	11.760
	11.780	4		14.080
14.100		5	11.800
	11.820	6		14.120
14.140		7	11.840
	11.860	8		14.160
14.180		9	11.880
	11.900	10		14.200
14.220		11	11.920
	11.940	12		14.240
14.260		13	11.960
	11.980	14		14.280
14.300		15	12.000
	12020	16		14.320
14.340		17	12.040
	12060	18		14.360
14.380		19	12.080
	12100	20		14.400
14.420		21	12.120
	12.140	22		14.440
14.460		23	12.160
	12.180	24		14.480

Business (government and VSAT), media and entertainment; 28 Ku- and 24 C-band; CONUS, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America

Ref: #7, #15, #226 - update: 24.08.09