AMC 23 [Alcatel]
This series of satellites based on the new generation Spacebus-4000C3 platform has been
originally ordered by GE-Americom as GE 1i, 2i, 3i, 4i and 2E. They were renamed to AMC
after SES took over Americom and some were cancelled in this process.
AMC-13 was originally ordered as GE 2i. In early 2004, AMC 13
was transferred to Worldsat LLC, a new subsidiary of SES Americom as Worldsat 3. The
original AMC-13 was to features 60 C-Band transponders, but when
transferred to Worldsat, it was ordered to be changed to the hybrid C-/Ku-band payload with
18 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders. In early 2005 it was renamed AMC 23.
In 2007 the satellite was spun-off from SES Americom to SAT-GE, when General Electric
split off from SES. After this transaction, the satellite was renamed GE 23.
Eutelsat has announced in June 2012 the acquisiton of GE-23 satellite from GE-Satellite. The satellite is renamed to Eutelsat 172A and expands Eutelsat coverage to Asia-Pacific region and West Coast of United States of America. The satellite had at that time an estimated lifespan of 8.5 years.
After Eutelsat 172B had replaced it, Eutelsat 172A was moved to 174° East and renamed Eutelsat 174A
Further GE / AMC / AAP missions:
- GE 1, 2, 3 → AMC 1, 2, 3 [A2100A]
- GE 5 → AMC 5 [Spacebus-2000]
- GE 1E [Spacebus-3000B2]
- GE 1A → AAP 1 [A2100AX]
- GE 4, 6 → AMC 4, 6 [A2100AX]
- GE 7, 8 → AMC 7, 8, 10, 11, 18 [A2100A]
- AMC 4R, 5R [Star-2]
- AMC 9,
17 [Spacebus-3000B3]
- AMC 12,
22 [Spacebus-4000C3]
- AMC
13, 23 [Spacebus-4000C3]
- AMC 14 [A2100AXS]
- AMC 15, 16 [A2100AXS]
- AMC 21 [Star-2]
- AMC 23 [Spacebus-4000C3]
Further Worldsat missions:
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Further Eutelsat missions:
- ECS / Eutelsat-1 F1, 2, 3, 4, 5 [ECS-Bus]
- Eutelsat-2 F1, F2, F3, F4, F5 [Spacebus-2000]
- Eutelsat 5 West A [Spacebus-3000B3]
- Eutelsat 5 West B [GeoStar-2]
- Eutelsat 7 West A [Eurostar-3000]
- Eutelsat 8 West A [Spacebus-3000B2]
- Eutelsat 8 West B [Spacebus-4000C]
- Eutelsat 8 West C [Spacebus-3000B3]
- Eutelsat 8 West D [DFH-3 Bus]
- Eutelsat 12 West A [Italsat-Bus]
- Eutelsat 12 West B [Spacebus-3000B2]
- Eutelsat 36 West A [Italsat-Bus]
- Eutelsat 65 West A [SSL-1300]
- Eutelsat 113 West A [SSL-1300]
- Eutelsat 115 West A [HS-601HP]
- Eutelsat 115 West B [BSS-702SP]
- Eutelsat 117 West A [SSL-1300]
- Eutelsat 117 West B [BSS-702SP]
- Eutelsat 133 West A [Spacebus-3000B3]
- Eutelsat 139 West A [Eurostar-3000S]
- Eutelsat 3A [DFH-3 Bus]
- Eutelsat 3B [Eurostar-3000]
- Eutelsat 3C [Eurostar-3000]
- Eutelsat 3D [Spacebus-4000C3]
- Eutelsat 4A [Eurostar-2000+]
- Eutelsat 4B [Eurostar-2000+]
- Eutelsat 7A [Eurostar-3000S]
- Eutelsat 7B [Spacebus-4000C3]
- Eutelsat 7C [SSL-1300]
- Eutelsat 9A [Spacebus-3000B3]
- Eutelsat 9B [Eurostar-3000]
- Eutelsat 10A [Spacebus-4000C4]
- Eutelsat 10B [Spacebus-Neo]
- Eutelsat 16A [Spacebus-4000C3]
- Eutelsat 16B [Eurostar-2000+]
- Eutelsat 16C [MSS-2500-GSO]
- Eutelsat 21A [Spacebus-3000B3]
- Eutelsat 21B [Spacebus-4000C3]
- Eutelsat 25A [Eurostar-2000+]
- Eutelsat 25B [SSL-1300]
- Eutelsat 25C [Spacebus-3000B3]
- Eutelsat 28A [Spacebus-3000B3]
- Eutelsat 28B [I-3K]
- Eutelsat 28E, 28F, 28G [Eurostar-3000]
- Eutelsat 31A [HS-376HP]
- Eutelsat 33A [HS-376HP]
- Eutelsat 33B [Spacebus-3000B3]
- Eutelsat 33C [Spacebus-3000B3]
- Eutelsat 33D [Spacebus-3000B3]
- Eutelsat 33E [Eurostar-3000]
- Eutelsat 36A [Spacebus-3000B3]
- Eutelsat 36B [Spacebus-4000C4]
- Eutelsat 36C [Eurostar-3000]
- Eutelsat 36D [Eurostar-Neo]
- Eutelsat 48A [Eurostar-2000+]
- Eutelsat 48B, 48D [I-3K]
- Eutelsat 48C [Spacebus-3000B3]
- Eutelsat 53A [Ekspress-2000]
- Eutelsat 59A [Italsat-Bus]
- Eutelsat 70A [Spacebus-3000B3]
- Eutelsat 70B [Eurostar-3000]
- Eutelsat 70C [Spacebus-3000B3]
- Eutelsat 70D [Spacebus-3000B3]
- Eutelsat 172A [Spacebus-4000C3]
- Eutelsat 172B [Eurostar-3000EOR]
- Eutelsat 174A [Spacebus-4000C3]
- Hotbird 13A [Spacebus-3000B3]
- Hotbird 13B, 13C, 13D [Eurostar-3000]
- Hotbird 13E [Spacebus-3000B3]
- Hotbird 13F, 13G [Eurostar-Neo]
- Eutelsat KA-SAT 9A [Eurostar-3000]
- Eutelsat Konnect [Spacebus-Neo]
- Eutelsat Konnect VHTS [Spacebus-Neo]
- Eutelsat Quantum [GMP-TL]
- Flexsat [Space-Inspire]
- ELO Alpha
- ELO 1
- ELO 2
- ELO 3, 4
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