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<ref name="nssdc">{{cite web |url=http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1997-050A |title=NSSDC Master Catalog: GE 3 |work=NASA.gov |date=November 23, 2009 |accessdate=December 20, 2009}}</ref>
<ref name="nssdc">{{cite web |url=http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1997-050A |title=NSSDC Master Catalog: GE 3 |work=NASA.gov |date=November 23, 2009 |accessdate=December 20, 2009}}</ref>
<ref name="skyrocket">{{cite web |url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ge-1.htm |title=GE 1, 2, 3 / AMC 1, 2, 3 |work=Skyrocket.de |first=Gunter |last=Krebs |date=September 27, 2009 |accessdate=December 20, 2009}}</ref>
<ref name="skyrocket">{{cite web |url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ge-1.htm |title=GE 1, 2, 3 / AMC 1, 2, 3 |work=Skyrocket.de |first=Gunter |last=Krebs |date=September 27, 2009 |accessdate=December 20, 2009}}</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 |title=AMC-3 Data |work=SES-Worldskies.com |year=2009 |accessdate=December 20, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
<ref name="ses-amc3-data">{{cite web |url=http://www.ses.com/4628215/amc-3 |title=AMC-3 Data |work=SES.com |year=2013 |accessdate=October 29, 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="n2yo">{{cite web |url=http://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=24936 |title=AMC-3 (GE-3) Satellite details |work=N2YO.com |accessdate=December 20, 2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100102122509/http://n2yo.com/satellite/?s=24936| archivedate= 2 January 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
<ref name="n2yo">{{cite web |url=http://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=24936 |title=AMC-3 (GE-3) Satellite details |work=N2YO.com |accessdate=December 20, 2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100102122509/http://n2yo.com/satellite/?s=24936| archivedate= 2 January 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
<ref name="ses-amc3">{{cite web |url=http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/satellites/01_amc-fleet/amc-3/index.php |title=AMC-3 |work=SES-Worldskies.com |year=2009 |accessdate=December 20, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
<ref name="ses-amc3">{{cite web |url=http://www.ses.com/4628215/amc-3 |title=AMC-3 |work=SES.com |year=2013 |accessdate=October 29, 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="redorbit">{{cite press release |url=http://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 |accessdate=December 20, 2009}}</ref>
<ref name="redorbit">{{cite press release |url=http://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 |accessdate=December 20, 2009}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/satellites/fleet/amc-3/ AMC-3 website]
* [http://www.ses.com/4628215/amc-3 AMC-3 website]
*{{satbeams footprint|5574|C-band Americas Beam}}
*{{satbeams footprint|5574|C-band Americas Beam}}
*{{satbeams footprint|5575|Ku-band Americas Beam}}
*{{satbeams footprint|5575|Ku-band Americas Beam}}

Revision as of 11:33, 29 October 2013

For the ship, see USS Plover (AMc-3).
GE-3 → AMC-3
Mission typeCommunications[1]
OperatorGE Americom (1997-2001)
SES Americom (2001-2009)
SES World Skies (2009—)
COSPAR ID1997-050A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.24936Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration15 years (design life)[2]
Spacecraft properties
BusA2100A[3]
ManufacturerLockheed Martin
Launch mass2,845 kilograms (6,272 lb)[4]
PowerLEROS-1C[4]
Start of mission
Launch dateSeptember 4, 1997, 12:03 (1997-09-04UTC12:03Z) UTC[1]
RocketAtlas IIAS[4]
Launch siteCape Canaveral LC-36A[4]
ContractorILS
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary[5]
Longitude87.1° West[1]
Perigee altitude35,785.7 kilometres (22,236.2 mi)[5]
Apogee altitude35,801.4 kilometres (22,246.0 mi)[5]
Inclination0 degrees [5]
Period1436.1 minutes[5]
Transponders
Band24 C band, 24 Ku band[2]
Frequency36 MHz
Coverage areaNorth America[2]
 

AMC-3 (formerly GE 3) is a commercial broadcast communications satellite owned by SES World Skies, formerly SES Americom and before that GE Americom. Launched on September 4, 1997, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, AMC-3 is a hybrid C band/Ku band satellite. It provides coverage to the continental United States, Canada, the Caribbean islands, southern Greenland, and Central America. 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.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "NSSDC Master Catalog: GE 3". NASA.gov. November 23, 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "AMC-3 Data". SES.com. 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  3. ^ "AMG 3". Satbeams.com. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d Krebs, Gunter (September 27, 2009). "GE 1, 2, 3 / AMC 1, 2, 3". Skyrocket.de. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
  5. ^ a b c d e "AMC-3 (GE-3) Satellite details". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "AMC-3". SES.com. 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  7. ^ "Turner Expands SNG Transponder Deal With SES AMERICOM" (Press release). Business Wire via Redorbit.com. April 12, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2009. {{cite press release}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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