GE 8 --> AMC-8

USA

Renamed: AMC-8 (Americom-8); also called: Aurora 3

Launch data:

Designation26639 / 00081B
Launch date20 Dec 2000 - 00:26 UT
Launch siteKourou, ELA-3
Launch vehicle Ariane-5G (V138 / 508)
Mission Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee 35773 x 35798 km
Eccentricity 2.97E-04
Inclination 0.03°
Period 1436.07 min

Launched together with Astra 2D and LDREX

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems
Platform  
Operator SES Americom
Mass at launch 2015 kg
Dry Mass 919 kg
Dimension  
Basic shape  
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  3300 W
Design lifetime  15 yrs

Location:

BeginPositionRemarks
 April 2009  139.00° W 

Cable television and radio programming; 24 C-band; CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii, Caribbean
Ref.: #7, #14, #226 - update: 24.08.09