AMC-3
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.[1][2]
NASA TV is broadcast from this satellite on transponder 15C.[3]
References
- ^ "AMC-3". SES-Worldskies.com. 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
- ^ "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) - ^ Wilson, Jim (December 15, 2009). "NASA Television Satellite Information". NASA.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
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External links
- AMC-3 website
- 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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