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'''AMC-3''' (formerly GE-3) is a [[geostationary orbit|geostationary]] [[Lockheed Martin]] A2100A [[communications satellite]] owned by [[SES Americom]]. It was launched on [[September 4]], [[1997]] from [[Cape Canaveral]] aboard an [[Atlas II|Atlas IIAS]] launch vehicle and is situated at 87° west [[longitude]], providing coverage of [[North America]] with twenty-four [[C band]] [[transponder]]s of 12-18 [[watt]]s each, and the same number of [[Ku band|K<sub>u</sub> band]] transponders with [[amplifier]] powers of 60 watts. Current users in [[October 2005]] include [[Fox Sports Net]] and [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]], among other services.
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{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = AMC-3
| names_list = GE-3 (1997-2001)<br/>AMC-3 (2001-present)<br/>Eagle-1 (2017-present)
| image =
| image_caption =
| image_size = 300px
| mission_type = [[Communications satellite|Communications]]<ref name="nssdc"/>
| operator = [[GE Americom]] (1997-2001)<br/>[[SES Americom]] (2001-2009)<br/>[[SES World Skies]] (2009-2011)<br/>[[SES (company)|SES]] (2011-present)
| COSPAR_ID = 1997-050A
| SATCAT = 24936
| website =
| mission_duration = 15 years (planned) <ref name="ses-amc3-data"/><br/>{{time interval|4 September 1997|show=ymd|sep=,}} (elapsed)
| spacecraft = GE-3
| spacecraft_type = [[Lockheed Martin A2100]]
| spacecraft_bus = [[Lockheed Martin A2100|LM A2100A]]<ref name="satbeams"/>
| manufacturer = [[Lockheed Martin]]
| launch_mass = {{cvt|2845|kg}} <ref name="Gunter"/>
| dry_mass = {{cvt|1300|kg}}
| dimensions =
| power = <!-- [[watt]]s -->
| launch_date = 4 September 1997, 12:03:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]<ref name="nssdc"/>
| launch_rocket = [[Atlas II|Atlas IIAS]]<ref name="Gunter"/>
| launch_site = [[Cape Canaveral Space Force Station|Cape Canaveral]], [[Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36|LC-36A]]<ref name="Gunter"/>
| launch_contractor = [[Lockheed Martin]]
| entered_service = 1997
| disposal_type =
| deactivated =
| last_contact =
| orbit_reference = [[Geocentric orbit]]<ref name="n2yo"/>
| orbit_regime = [[Geostationary orbit]]
| orbit_longitude = 72° West
| apsis = gee
| trans_band = 48 [[Transponder (satellite communications)|transponders]]:<br/>24 [[C band (IEEE)|C-band]]<br/>24 [[Ku band|Ku-band]]<ref name="ses-amc3-data"/>
| trans_frequency =
| trans_bandwidth =
| trans_capacity =
| trans_coverage = [[Canada]], [[United States]], [[Mexico]], [[Caribbean]]<ref name="ses-amc3-data"/>
| programme = [[SES Americom|SES constellation]]
| previous_mission = [[AMC-2]]
| next_mission = [[AMC-4]]
}}


'''AMC-3''' (formerly '''[[General Electric|GE-3]]''') is a commercial broadcast [[communications satellite]] owned by [[SES (company)|SES]] (and formerly [[GE Americom]], then [[SES Americom]], then [[SES World Skies]]). Launched on 4 September 1997, from [[Cape Canaveral Space Force Station|Cape Canaveral]], [[Florida]], AMC-3 is a hybrid [[C band (IEEE)|C-band]] / [[Ku 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, [[electronic news-gathering|satellite news gathering]] and broadcast internet capabilities.<ref name="ses-amc3-data"/><ref name="redorbit"/>
The satellite has an expected lifetime of at least 15 years.


==AMC-3 customers==
== 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.<ref name="spacenews20170116">{{cite news|url=http://spacenews.com/global-eagles-mystery-satellite-purchase-is-sess-amc-3/|title=Global Eagle's mystery satellite purchase is SES's AMC-3 |publisher=SpaceNews|first=Caleb|last=Henry|date=January 16, 2017|access-date=2 April 2021}}</ref>
===Current customers===
* [[Fox Sports Net]]
* [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]


==External links==
== References ==
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<ref name="satbeams">{{cite web|url=http://www.satbeams.com/satellites?norad=24936|title=AMC-3|publisher=Satbeams|access-date=2 April 2021}}</ref>
*[http://www.lyngsat.com/amc3.html Lyngsat]
*[http://www.ses-americom.com/ SES Americom]
*[http://www.ses-americom.com/americom/pdfs/amc_3_2005.pdf Specifications and Footprints] (PDF file)
*[http://www.n2yo.com/satellite.php?s=24936 Information and tracking]


<ref name="nssdc">{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1997-050A|title=Display: GE 3 1997-050A|publisher=NASA|date=10 February 2021|access-date=2 April 2021}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
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<ref name="Gunter">{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ge-1.htm|title=GE 1, 2, 3 / AMC 1, 2, 3|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|first=Gunter|last=Krebs|date=21 July 2019|access-date=2 April 2021}}</ref>

<ref name="ses-amc3-data">{{cite web|url=http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/satellites/01_amc-fleet/amc-3/Satellite_Data/index.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604033450/http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/satellites/01_amc-fleet/amc-3/Satellite_Data/index.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2010|title=AMC-3 Data|publisher=SES World Skies|date=4 June 2010|access-date=2 April 2021}}</ref>

<ref name="n2yo">{{cite web|url=https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=24936|title=AMC-3 (GE-3) Satellite details|publisher=N2YO.com|access-date=2 April 2021}}</ref>

<ref name="redorbit">{{cite press release|url=https://www.redorbit.com/news/business/900404/turner_expands_sng_transponder_deal_with_ses_americom/index.html|title=Turner Expands SNG Transponder Deal With SES AMERICOM|publisher=Business Wire via Redorbit.com|date=April 12, 2007|access-date=December 20, 2009}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170203164855/https://www.ses.com/network/satellites/313 AMC-3] at SES.com
* [http://www.geemedia.com/ Global Eagle Entertainment website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201162807/http://www.geemedia.com/ |date=1 February 2017 }}
* {{satbeams footprint|7152|C-band Americas Beam}}
* {{satbeams footprint|7153|Ku-band Americas Beam}}
* {{lyngsat|amc3|AMC-3}}

{{SES World Skies}}
{{Orbital launches in 1997}}

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[[Category:Artificial satellites currently orbiting Earth]]
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[[Category:Satellites using the A2100 bus|AMC-03]]



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For the ship, see USS Plover (AMc-3).

AMC-3
NamesGE-3 (1997-2001)
AMC-3 (2001-present)
Eagle-1 (2017-present)
Mission typeCommunications[1]
OperatorGE Americom (1997-2001)
SES Americom (2001-2009)
SES World Skies (2009-2011)
SES (2011-present)
COSPAR ID1997-050A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.24936
Mission duration15 years (planned) [2]
26 years, 8 months, 19 days (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftGE-3
Spacecraft typeLockheed Martin A2100
BusLM A2100A[3]
ManufacturerLockheed Martin
Launch mass2,845 kg (6,272 lb) [4]
Dry mass1,300 kg (2,900 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date4 September 1997, 12:03:00 UTC[1]
RocketAtlas IIAS[4]
Launch siteCape Canaveral, LC-36A[4]
ContractorLockheed Martin
Entered service1997
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[5]
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude72° West
Transponders
Band48 transponders:
24 C-band
24 Ku-band[2]
Coverage areaCanada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean[2]
← AMC-2
AMC-4 →
 

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Display: GE 3 1997-050A". NASA. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b c d "AMC-3 Data". SES World Skies. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 4 June 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "AMC-3". Satbeams. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Krebs, Gunter (21 July 2019). "GE 1, 2, 3 / AMC 1, 2, 3". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. ^ "AMC-3 (GE-3) Satellite details". N2YO.com. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Turner Expands SNG Transponder Deal With SES AMERICOM" (Press release). Business Wire via Redorbit.com. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  7. ^ Henry, Caleb (16 January 2017). "Global Eagle's mystery satellite purchase is SES's AMC-3". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

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