AMC-1 is a geosynchronous communications satellite operated by SES, as part of the AMC fleet acquired from GE AMERICOM in 2001. It was a hybrid C-Band / Ku-band spacecraft currently located at 131° West, serving the Canada, United States, Mexico, and Caribbean.
AMC-1 was replaced by the newer SES-3 satellite on 15 July 2011.
Specifications
C-band payload: 24 x 36 MHz Amp type: SSPA, 12- to 18-watt (adjustable) Amp redundancy: 16 for 12 Receiver redundancy: 4 for 2 Coverage: CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, Caribbean, Canada
Ku-band payload: 24 x 36 MHz Amp type: TWTA, 60-watt Amp redundancy: 18 for 12 Receiver redundancy: 4 for 2 Coverage: Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Northern Mexico, Southern Canada[3]
References
- Jonathan McDowell. Launch Log Jonathan's Space Report, retrieved 1 April 2021^
- AMC-1 (GE-1) 1996-054A NORAD 24315 N2YO.com, retrieved 1 April 2021^
- AMC-1 SES, retrieved October 28, 2013^