Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
AMC-21 (Americom 21) |
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) |
-124.86 |
Perigee (km) |
35778 |
Apogee (km) |
35793 |
Eccentricity |
0.000177912727876552 |
Inclination (degrees) |
3 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2500 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
5000 |
Date of Launch |
14-08-2008 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Orbital Sciences Corp. |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 ECA |
COSPAR Number |
2008-038B |
NORAD Number |
33275 |
Comments |
Television services to the US, Canada, Mexico and Caribbean. |