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GE 1, 2, 3 / AMC 1, 2, 3 / Eagle 1
GE 1 [Lockheed Martin]
GE-1 is owned by GE Americom and is a continuation of the old RCA/GE Satcom series. GE-1 has 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders, and replaced Satcom K1. GE-1 was placed in a supersynchronous transfer orbit of 191 × 56495 km × 25.0 deg.
GE 2 was launched on 30 Jan 1997. This is a C- and Ku-band spacecraft operated by GE Americom. It will replace Satcom K1 at 85° West. It has 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders.
GE 3 carries also 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders to provide voice and video communications to North America after parking at 127° W longitude.
GE 1, 2 and 3 have been renamed AMC 1, 2 and 3, when GE Americom was sold to SES.
The A2100 satellites have a liquid apogee engine and electric arcjet thrusters.
The aging AMC 3, being in inclined orbit, was acquired by Global Eagle in january 2017 and rebranded Eagle 1.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | GE Americom → SES Americom |
| Contractors: | Lockheed Martin |
| Equipment: | 24 C-band transponders, 24 Ku-band transponders |
| Configuration: | A2100A |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Propulsion: | LEROS-1c |
| Mass: | 2783 kg (#1), 2648 kg (#2), 2845 kg (#3) (1600 kg BOL, 1300 kg dry) |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE 1 → AMC 1 | 1996-054A | 08.09.1996 | CC LC-36B | Atlas-2A | ||
| GE 2 → AMC 2 | 1997-002A | 30.01.1997 | Ko ELA-2 | Ariane-44L H10-3 | with Nahuel 1A | |
| GE 3 → AMC 3 → Eagle 1 | 1997-050A | 04.09.1997 | CC LC-36A | Atlas-2AS |
- 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]
