AMC-16 (satellite)

Overview

AMC-16

names list	GE-16
mission type	Communications
operator	SES Americom / EchoStar
cospar id	2004-048A
satcat	28472
mission duration	15 years (planned) (elapsed)
spacecraft	AMC-16
spacecraft type	Lockheed Martin A2100
spacecraft bus	A2100AXS
manufacturer	Lockheed Martin
launch mass	4065 kg
launch date	17 December 2004, 12:07:00 UTC
launch rocket	Atlas V 521 (AV-005)
launch site	Cape Canaveral, SLC-41
launch contractor	Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services (LMCLS)
orbit reference	Geocentric orbit
orbit regime	Geostationary orbit
orbit longitude	85° 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-15
next mission	AMC-18

AMC-16 is an American communications satellite. Owned by SES Americom, AMC-16 was designed to be placed in geostationary orbit, following launch on an Atlas V space vehicle.

Satellite description

Built by Lockheed Martin and based on the A2100AXS satellite bus, AMC-16 is located at 85° West longitude for EchoStar. AMC-16 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 an Atlas V launch vehicle at 12:07:00 UTC on 17 December 2004, from SLC-41 at the Cape Canaveral in Florida. AMC-16 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