| Operator | SES World Skies |
|---|---|
| Major contractors | Lockheed Martin |
| Bus | A2100A (1) |
| Mission type | Communications (2) |
| Launch date | September 14, 2000, 22:54 UTC (2,3) |
| Launch vehicle | Ariane 5G (3) |
| Launch site | Guiana Space Centre Pad ELA-3 (2,3) |
| Mission duration | 15 years (design life) (3,4) |
| COSPAR ID | 2000-054B |
| Homepage | AMC-7 website |
| Mass | 1,983 kg (4,372 lb) (3) |
| Power | LEROS-1C (4) |
| Orbital elements | |
| Regime | GEO (3) |
| Semimajor axis | 42,164.4 km (26,199.7 mi) (5) |
| Inclination | 0° (5) |
| Apoapsis | 35,805.7 km (22,248.6 mi) (5) |
| Periapsis | 35,781.0 km (22,233.3 mi) (5) |
| Orbital period | 1436.1 minutes (5) |
| Longitude | 137° West (4) |
| Orbits per day | One (sidereal) (5) |
| Transponders | |
| Transponders | 24 x 36 MHz C band (4) |
| Coverage area | North America (4) |
| References: 1,[1] 2,[2] 3,[3] 4,[4] 5[5] | |
AMC-7 is a commercial broadcast communications satellite owned by SES World Skies. Launched on September 14, 2000, from Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, AMC-7 provides C band coverage to North America, Hawaii, the Caribbean islands and most of Mexico, and is located in a geostationary orbit over the Pacific Ocean east of Hawaii. The satellite is primarily used for cable television programming distribution.[4]
References [edit]
- ^ "Satellite Manufacturing Special". Satellite-evolution.com. September/October 2004. p. 4. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- ^ "NSSDC Master Catalog: GE 7". NASA.gov. April 2, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter (May 7, 2008). "GE 7, 8 / AMC 7, 8, 10, 11, 18 (Aurora 3)". Skyrocket.de. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- ^ a b "Satellite Data". SES-Worldskies.com. 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "AMC-7 (GE-7) Satellite details". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
External links [edit]
- AMC-7 website
- C-band Americas Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams
- AMC-7 information at LyngSat
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