Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
AMC-4 (Americom-4, GE-4) |
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) |
-100.99 |
Perigee (km) |
35781 |
Apogee (km) |
35791 |
Eccentricity |
0.000118607078470443 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.01 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3909 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2500 |
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
13-11-1999 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 44LP |
COSPAR Number |
1999-060A |
NORAD Number |
25954 |
Comments |
Broadcasting, cable, internet; CONUS, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, South America; 28 Ku- and 24 C-band |