AMC-1

GE Americom (1996-2001)
SES Americom (2001-2009)
SES World Skies (2009-2011)
SES (2011-present)

COSPAR ID1996-054A

SATCAT no.24315Mission duration15 years (planned)
27 years, 8 months, 9 days (elapsed) Spacecraft propertiesSpacecraftGE-1Spacecraft typeLockheed Martin A2100BusA2100AManufacturerLockheed MartinLaunch mass2,783 kg (6,135 lb)Dry mass1,300 kg (2,900 lb) Start of missionLaunch date8 September 1996,
21:49:01 UTC^[1]RocketAtlas IIA (AC-123)Launch siteCape Canaveral, LC-36BContractorLockheed MartinEntered serviceNovember 1996 Orbital parametersReference systemGeocentric orbit^[2]RegimeGeostationary orbitLongitude131° West TranspondersBand48 transponders:
24 C-band
24 Ku-bandBandwidth36 MHzCoverage areaCanada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean

SES constellation

AMC-2 →

AMC-1 is a geosynchronous communications satellite operated by SES, as part of the AMC fleet acquired from GE AMERICOM in 2001. It was a hybrid C-Band / Ku-band spacecraft currently located at 131° West, serving the Canada, United States, Mexico, and Caribbean.

AMC-1 was replaced by the newer SES-3 satellite on 15 July 2011.

Specifications

C-band payload: 24 x 36 MHz
Amp type: SSPA, 12- to 18-watt (adjustable)
Amp redundancy: 16 for 12
Receiver redundancy: 4 for 2
Coverage: CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, Caribbean, Canada

Ku-band payload: 24 x 36 MHz
Amp type: TWTA, 60-watt
Amp redundancy: 18 for 12
Receiver redundancy: 4 for 2
Coverage: Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Northern Mexico, Southern Canada ^[3]

References

^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
^ "AMC-1 (GE-1) 1996-054A NORAD 24315". N2YO.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
^ "AMC-1". SES. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.

Satellites operated by SES

SES fleet

Active: SES-1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11 (EchoStar 105)
12
14
15
16 (GovSat-1)
17

AMC fleet

Active: AMC-4
6
8
10
11
15
16
18
21
Backups: AMC-7
Retired: AMC-1
2
3
5
9
Failed launch: AMC-14

NSS fleet

Active: NSS-6
7
9
10
11
12
806
Retired: NSS-5
513
703
K
Failed launch: NSS-8

Astra fleet

Active: Astra 1KR
1L
1M
1N
2E
2F
2G
3B
4A
5B
Backups: Astra 1D
1F
1G
1H
2A
2B
2C
2D
3A
Retired: Astra 1A
1B
1C
1E
5A
Sirius 3
Failed launch: Astra 1K
Orbital positions: 5.0°E
19.2°E
23.5°E
28.2°E
31.5°E
Subsidiary: SES Astra

Third parties

v t e ← 1995 Orbital launches in 1996 1997 →
January	STS-72 (SPARTAN-206) PAS-3R, MEASAT-1 Koreasat 2 Kosmos 2327 Gorizont #43L
February	Palapa C1 N-STAR b Intelsat 708 NEAR Shoemaker Kosmos 2328, Kosmos 2329, Kosmos 2330, Gonets-D1 #1, Gonets-D1 #2, Gonets-D1 #3 Gran' #44L Soyuz TM-23 STS-75 (TSS-1R) Polar
March	REX II Intelsat 707 Kosmos 2331 IRS-P3 STS-76 USA-117
April	Inmarsat-3 F1 Astra 1F MSAT-1 Priroda MSX Kosmos 2332 USA-118 BeppoSAX
May	Progress M-31 USA-119, USA-120, USA-121, USA-122, USA-123, USA-124 Kometa #18 Palapa C2, Amos-1 MSTI-3 STS-77 (SPARTAN-207, IAE, PAMS-STU) Galaxy 9 Gorizont #44L
June	Cluster F1, Cluster F2, Cluster F3, Cluster F4 Intelsat 709 STS-78 Kobal't
July	TOMS-EP USA-125 Apstar 1A Arabsat 2A, Türksat 1C USA-126 USA-127 Progress M-32
August	Télécom 2D, Italsat 2 Molniya 1-79 Midori, Fuji 2 Soyuz TM-24 Chinasat-7 FAST Interbol 2, Maigon 5, Victor
September	Kosmos 2333 Kosmos 2334, UNAMSAT-2 Inmarsat-3 F2 GE-1 EchoStar II USA-128 STS-79 Ekspress-6
October	FSW-17 Molniya 3-62
November	HETE, SAC-B Mars Global Surveyor Arabsat 2B, MEASAT-2 Mars 96 STS-80 (WSF, ORFEUS-SPAS) Progress M-33 Hot Bird 2
December	Mars Pathfinder (Sojourner) Kosmos 2335 Inmarsat-3 F3 Kosmos 2336 USA-129 Bion No.11
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).