AMC-16 (satellite)
Appearance
Names | GE-16 |
---|---|
Mission type | Communications |
Operator | SES Americom / EchoStar |
COSPAR ID | 2004-048A |
SATCAT no. | 28472 |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 20 years, 6 days (elapsed) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | AMC-16 |
Spacecraft type | Lockheed Martin A2100[1] |
Bus | A2100AXS |
Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
Launch mass | 4,065 kg (8,962 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 17 December 2004, 12:07:00 UTC |
Rocket | Atlas V 521 (AV-005) |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-41 |
Contractor | Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services (LMCLS) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[2] |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 85° West |
Transponders | |
Band | 36 transponders: 24 Ku-band at 36 MHz 12 Ka-band |
Coverage area | Canada, United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico |
AMC-16 is an American communications satellite. Owned by SES Americom, AMC-16 was designed to be placed in geostationary orbit, following launch on a Atlas V space vehicle.
Satellite description
[edit]Built by Lockheed Martin and based on the A2100AXS satellite bus, AMC-16 is located at 85° West longitude for EchoStar. AMC-16 has 24 Ku-band and 12 Ka-band transponders covering United States (including Hawaii and Alaska), part of Canada and Mexico. Leased to Echostar Satellite Services.[2]
Launch
[edit]It was launched atop a Atlas V launch vehicle at 12:07:00 UTC on 17 December 2004, from SLC-41 at the Cape Canaveral in Florida. AMC-16 is completely leased to EchoStar Satellite Services.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "AMC 15, 16". Gunter's Space Page. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Satellites". Satbeams. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.