Summary
| Names | GE-3 (1997-2001) AMC-3 (2001-present) Eagle-1 (2017-present) |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications [1] |
| Operator | GE Americom (1997-2001) SES Americom (2001-2009) SES World Skies (2009-2011) SES S.A. (2011-present) |
| COSPAR ID | 1997-050A |
| SATCAT no. | 24936 |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) [2] 23 years, 8 months, 12 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | GE-3 |
| Spacecraft type | Lockheed Martin A2100 |
| Bus | LM A2100A [3] |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
| Launch mass | 2,845 kg (6,272 lb) [4] |
| Dry mass | 1,300 kg (2,900 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 4 September 1997, 12:03:00 UTC [1] |
| Rocket | Atlas IIAS [4] |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC-36A [4] |
| Contractor | Lockheed Martin |
| Entered service | 1997 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit [5] |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 72° West |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 48 transponders: 24 C-band 24 Ku-band [2] |
| Coverage area | Canada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean [2] |
AMC-3 (formerly GE-3) is a commercial broadcast communications satellite owned by SES World Skies, part of SES S.A. (and formerly GE Americom, then SES Americom). Launched on 4 September 1997, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, AMC-3 is a hybrid C-band / Ku-band satellite. It provides coverage to Canada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean. Located in a geostationary orbit parallel to the Yucatán Peninsula and Great Lakes, AMC-3 provides service to commercial and government customers, with programming distribution, satellite news gathering and broadcast internet capabilities.[2][6]
Eagle-1
In January 2017, the AMC-3 Ku-band payload was sold to Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE), a provider of satellite-based connectivity and media to mobility markets, such as passenger aircraft. GEE purchased all the capacity on the satellite to support aeronautical customers, in particular Southwest Airlines, the company's largest customer, and rebranded the satellite as Eagle-1. The satellite remains under the control of SES S.A.[7]
NASA TV
Among other satellite TV channels, AMC-3 carries NASA TV.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Display: GE 3 1997-050A". NASA. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d "AMC-3 Data". SES World Skies. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "AMC-3". Satbeams. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ a b c Krebs, Gunter (21 July 2019). "GE 1, 2, 3 / AMC 1, 2, 3". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "AMC-3 (GE-3) Satellite details". N2YO.com. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Turner Expands SNG Transponder Deal With SES AMERICOM" (Press release). Business Wire via Redorbit.com. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ Henry, Caleb (16 January 2017). "Global Eagle's mystery satellite purchase is SES's AMC-3". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "NASA Live: Official Stream of NASA TV - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
In the United States, NASA Television's Public and Media channels are MPEG-2 digital C-band signals carried by QPSK/DVB-S modulation on satellite AMC-3, transponder 15C, at 87° West longitude. Downlink frequency is 4000 MHz, horizontal polarization, with a data rate of 38.86 Mhz, symbol rate of 28.1115 Ms/s, and ¾ FEC. A Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) compliant Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD) is needed for reception
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the External links
- AMC-3 at SES.com
- Global Eagle Entertainment website
- C-band Americas Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams
- Ku-band Americas Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams
- AMC-3 information at LyngSat