AMC-3
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| Names | GE-3 (1997-2001) AMC-3 (2001-present) Eagle-1 (2017-present) |
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| Mission type | Communications[1] |
| Operator | GE Americom (1997-2001) SES Americom (2001-2009) SES World Skies (2009-2011) SES (2011-present) |
| COSPAR ID | 1997-050A |
| SATCAT no. | 24936 |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned)[2] Template:Time interval (elapsed) |
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| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | GE-3 |
| Spacecraft type | Lockheed Martin A2100 |
| Bus | LM A2100A[3] |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
| Launch mass | Template:Cvt[4] |
| Dry mass | Template:Cvt |
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| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 4 September 1997, 12:03:00 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Atlas IIAS[4] |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC-36A[4] |
| Contractor | Lockheed Martin |
| Entered service | 1997 |
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| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[5] |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 72° West |
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| Transponders | |
| Band | 48 transponders: 24 C-band 24 Ku-band[2] |
| Coverage area | Canada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean[2] |
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AMC-3 (formerly GE-3) is a commercial broadcast communications satellite owned by SES (and formerly GE Americom, then SES Americom, then SES World Skies). Launched on 4 September 1997, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, AMC-3 is a hybrid C-band / Ku-band satellite. It provides coverage to Canada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean. Located in a geostationary orbit parallel to the Yucatán Peninsula and Great Lakes, AMC-3 provides service to commercial and government customers, with programming distribution, satellite news gathering and broadcast internet capabilities.[2][6]
Eagle-1
In January 2017, the AMC-3 Ku-band payload was sold to Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE), a provider of satellite-based connectivity and media to mobility markets, such as passenger aircraft. GEE purchased all the capacity on the satellite to support aeronautical customers, in particular Southwest Airlines, the company's largest customer, and rebranded the satellite as Eagle-1. The satellite remains under the control of SES S.A.[7]
References
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- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Krebs, Gunter (21 July 2019). "GE 1, 2, 3 / AMC 1, 2, 3". Gunter's Space Page. Archived from the original on 3 December 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."AMC-3 (GE-3) Satellite details". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Turner Expands SNG Transponder Deal With SES AMERICOM" (Press release). SES AMERICOM. 12 April 2007. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2009 – via Redorbit.com.
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External links
- AMC-3 at SES.com
- Global Eagle Entertainment website Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- C-band Americas Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams
- Ku-band Americas Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams
- AMC-3 information at LyngSat
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