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AMC-3
Names	GE-3 (1997-2001); AMC-3 (2001-present); Eagle-1 (2017-present)
Mission type	Communications
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) ; 26 years, 8 months, 1 day (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	GE-3
Spacecraft type	Lockheed Martin A2100
Bus	LM A2100A
Manufacturer	Lockheed Martin
Launch mass	2,845 kg (6,272 lb)
Dry mass	1,300 kg (2,900 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	4 September 1997, 12:03:00 UTC
Rocket	Atlas IIAS
Launch site	Cape Canaveral, LC-36A
Contractor	Lockheed Martin
Entered service	1997
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Longitude	72° West
Transponders
Band	48 transponders:; 24 C-band; 24 Ku-band
Coverage area	Canada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean
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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[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]

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

External links[edit]

AMC-3 at SES.com
Global Eagle Entertainment website Archived 1 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine
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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[nssdc-1] "Display: GE 3 1997-050A". NASA. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[ses-amc3-data-2] "AMC-3 Data". SES World Skies. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 4 June 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

[satbeams-3] "AMC-3". Satbeams. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

[Gunter-4] Krebs, Gunter (21 July 2019). "GE 1, 2, 3 / AMC 1, 2, 3". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

[n2yo-5] "AMC-3 (GE-3) Satellite details". N2YO.com. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

[redorbit-6] "Turner Expands SNG Transponder Deal With SES AMERICOM" (Press release). Business Wire via Redorbit.com. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2009.

[spacenews20170116-7] 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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-| name              = AMC-3
+| name               = AMC-3
-| names_list        = GE-3 (1997-2001)<br/>AMC-3 (2001-present)<br/>Eagle-1 (2017-present)
+| names_list         = GE-3 (1997-2001)<br/>AMC-3 (2001-present)<br/>Eagle-1 (2017-present)
-| image             =
+| image              =
-| image_caption     =
+| image_caption      =
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+| 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)
-| mission_type      = [[Communications satellite|Communications]] <ref name="nssdc"/>
+| COSPAR_ID          = 1997-050A
-| operator          = [[GE Americom]] (1997-2001)<br/>[[SES Americom]] (2001-2009)<br/>[[SES World Skies]] (2009-2011)<br/>[[SES S.A.]] (2011-present)
-| COSPAR_ID         = 1997-050A
+| SATCAT             = 24936
-| SATCAT            = 24936
+| website            =
+| mission_duration   = 15 years (planned) <ref name="ses-amc3-data"/><br/>{{time interval|4 September 1997|show=ymd|sep=,}} (elapsed)
-| website           =
+| spacecraft         = GE-3
-| mission_duration  = 15 years (planned) <ref name="ses-amc3-data"/><br/>{{time interval|4 September 1997|show=ymd|sep=,}} (elapsed)
+| spacecraft_type    = [[Lockheed Martin A2100]]
+| spacecraft_bus     = [[Lockheed Martin A2100|LM A2100A]]<ref name="satbeams"/>
-| spacecraft        = GE-3
-| spacecraft_type   = [[Lockheed Martin A2100]]
+| manufacturer       = [[Lockheed Martin]]
-| spacecraft_bus    = [[Lockheed Martin A2100|LM A2100A]] <ref name="satbeams"/>
+| launch_mass        = {{cvt|2845|kg}} <ref name="Gunter"/>
+| dry_mass           = {{cvt|1300|kg}}
-| manufacturer      = [[Lockheed Martin]]
-| launch_mass       = {{cvt|2845|kg}} <ref name="Gunter"/>
+| dimensions         =
-| dry_mass          = {{cvt|1300|kg}}
+| power              = <!-- [[watt]]s -->
+| launch_date        = 4 September 1997, 12:03:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]<ref name="nssdc"/>
-| dimensions        =
+| launch_rocket      = [[Atlas II|Atlas IIAS]]<ref name="Gunter"/>
-| power             =
+| launch_site        = [[Cape Canaveral Space Force Station|Cape Canaveral]], [[Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36|LC-36A]]<ref name="Gunter"/>
+| launch_contractor  = [[Lockheed Martin]]
-| launch_date       = 4 September 1997, 12:03:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] <ref name="nssdc"/>
+| entered_service    = 1997
-| launch_rocket     = [[Atlas II|Atlas IIAS]] <ref name="Gunter"/>
+| disposal_type      =
-| launch_site       = [[Cape Canaveral Space Force Station|Cape Canaveral]], [[Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36|LC-36A]] <ref name="Gunter"/>
+| deactivated        =
-| launch_contractor = [[Lockheed Martin]]
+| last_contact       =
+| orbit_reference    = [[Geocentric orbit]]<ref name="n2yo"/>
-| entered_service   = 1997
+| orbit_regime       = [[Geostationary orbit]]
-| disposal_type     =
-| deactivated       =
+| orbit_longitude    = 72° West
-| last_contact      =
+| 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    =
-| orbit_reference   = [[Geocentric orbit]] <ref name="n2yo"/>
+| trans_bandwidth    =
-| orbit_regime      = [[Geostationary orbit]]
-| orbit_longitude   = 72° West
+| trans_capacity     =
+| trans_coverage     = [[Canada]], [[United States]], [[Mexico]], [[Caribbean]]<ref name="ses-amc3-data"/>
-| apsis             = gee
+| programme          = [[SES Americom|SES constellation]]
+| previous_mission   = [[AMC-2]]
-| 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   =
+| next_mission       = [[AMC-4]]
-| 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 World Skies]], part of [[SES S.A.]] (and formerly [[GE Americom]], then [[SES Americom]]). 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"/>
+'''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"/>
 == 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>
-== NASA TV ==
-Among other satellite TV channels, AMC-3 carries [[NASA TV]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NASA Live: Official Stream of NASA TV - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg|access-date=2020-11-17 |website=youtube.com|quote=In the United States, NASA Television's Public and Media channels are MPEG-2 digital C-band signals carried by QPSK/DVB-S modulation on satellite AMC-3, transponder 15C, at 87° West longitude. Downlink frequency is 4000 MHz, horizontal polarization, with a data rate of 38.86 Mhz, symbol rate of 28.1115 Ms/s, and ¾ FEC. A Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) compliant Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD) is needed for reception}}</ref>
 == References ==
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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=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604033450/http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/satellites/01_amc-fleet/amc-3/Satellite_Data/index.php|title=AMC-3 Data|publisher=SES World Skies|date=4 June 2010|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>
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 == 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]
+* [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}}
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 [[Category:SES satellites]]
 [[Category:Satellites using the A2100 bus|AMC-03]]
 {{Communications-satellite-stub}}

v t e 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	Active: Ciel-2 MonacoSAT QuetzSat 1 Yahsat 1A