Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
AMC-9 (Americom 9, GE-12) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
SES (Société Européenne des Satellites (SES)) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-82.95 |
Perigee (km) |
35773 |
Apogee (km) |
35798 |
Eccentricity |
0.000296521213127587 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.05 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.08 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4100 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2000 |
Power (watts) |
10000 |
Date of Launch |
07-06-2003 |
Expected Lifetime |
15+ yrs. |
Contractor |
Alcatel Space Industries |
Country of Contractor |
France |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton K |
COSPAR Number |
2003-024A |
NORAD Number |
27820 |
Comments |
Television programmers, government agencies and enterprise networks; 24 Ku-band; CONUS and Mexico. |