| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | AMC-2 (Americom 2, GE-2) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | SES (Société Européenne des Satellites (SES)) |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | -100.98 |
| Perigee (km) | 35774 |
| Apogee (km) | 35798 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000284656988329063 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.05 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 2648 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1600 |
| Power (watts) | 6,500 (EOL) |
| Date of Launch | 30-01-1997 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 44L |
| COSPAR Number | 1997-002A |
| NORAD Number | 24713 |
| Comments | Broadcasting, business, cable; CONUS, Hawaii, Caribbean, southern Canada; 24 Ku- and 24 C-band |