| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | AMC-1 (Americom 1, GE-1) |
| 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) | -103.02 |
| Perigee (km) | 35772 |
| Apogee (km) | 35800 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000332099819717241 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.03 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 2783 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1600 |
| Power (watts) | 6,500 (EOL) |
| Date of Launch | 08-09-1996 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Cape Canaveral |
| Launch Vehicle | Atlas 2A |
| COSPAR Number | 1996-054A |
| NORAD Number | 24315 |
| Comments | Broadcasting, business, cable, mobile; 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders; 50 states and Caribbean |