AMC-3

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

AMC-3 (formerly GE-3) is a communications satellite owned by SES Americom currently in geostationary orbit. It was built by Lockheed Martin based on the A2100A design, and launched September 4, 1997 from Cape Canaveral aboard an Atlas IIAS launch vehicle. AMC-3 is situated at 87° west longitude, providing coverage of North America with twenty-four C band transponders of 12-18 watts each, and the same number of K_u band transponders with amplifier powers of 60 watts.

The satellite has an expected lifetime of at least 15 years.

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C Band Payload: 24 x 36 MHz
Transponder 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
Transponder type: TWTA, 60-watt
Amp redundancy: 18 for 12
Receiver redundancy: 4 for 2
Coverage: CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii, Northern Mexico, Southern Canada

Current customers

• Fox Sports Net

External links

• AMC 3 information at LyngSat
• C-band Americas Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams
• Ku-band Americas Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams
• Specifications and Footprints (PDF file)
• Information and tracking