AMC-15 (satellite)

Overview

AMC-15

names list	GE-15
mission type	Communications
operator	SES Americom / EchoStar
cospar id	2004-041A
satcat	28446
mission duration	15 years (planned) (elapsed)
spacecraft	AMC-15
spacecraft type	Lockheed Martin A2100
spacecraft bus	A2100AXS
manufacturer	Lockheed Martin
launch mass	4021 kg
launch date	14 October 2004, 21:23:00 UTC
launch rocket	Proton-M / Briz-M
launch site	Baikonur, Site 200/39
launch contractor	Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
entered service	December 2004
orbit reference	Geocentric orbit
orbit regime	Geostationary orbit
orbit longitude	105° West
apsis	gee
trans band	36 transponders: 24 Ku-band at 36 MHz 12 Ka-band
trans coverage	Canada, United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico
programme	SES Americom constellation
previous mission	AMC-14
next mission	AMC-16

AMC-15 is an American communications satellite. Owned by SES Americom, AMC-15 was designed to be placed in geostationary orbit, following launch on a Proton-M / Briz-M space vehicle.

Satellite description

Built by Lockheed Martin and based on the A2100AXS satellite bus, AMC-15 is located at 105° West longitude for EchoStar. AMC-15 has 24 Ku-band and 12 Ka-band transponders covering United States (including Hawaii and Alaska), part of Canada and Mexico. Leased to Echostar Satellite Services.[1]

Launch

It was launched atop a Proton-M / Briz-M launch vehicle at 21:23:00 UTC on 14 October 2004, from Site 200/39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. AMC-15 is completely leased to EchoStar Satellite Services.[2]

References

Satellites Satbeams, 5 April 2021, retrieved 5 April 2021^
AMC 15, 16 Gunter's Space Page, 4 November 2020, retrieved 5 April 2021^

Satellite description

Launch

See also

References