| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | AMC-5 (Americom-5, GE-5) |
| 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) | -78.93 |
| Perigee (km) | 35777 |
| Apogee (km) | 35796 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000225350776274121 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.03 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 1698 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 769 |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 28-10-1998 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Alcatel Space Industries |
| Country of Contractor | France |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 44L |
| COSPAR Number | 1998-063B |
| NORAD Number | 25516 |
| Comments | Broadband internet, business television; 16 Ku-band; CONUS |