AMC-7
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| Mission type | Communications[1] |
|---|---|
| Operator | SES World Skies |
| COSPAR ID | 2000-054B |
| Website | AMC-7 website |
| Mission duration | 15 years (design life)[2][3] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | A2100A[4] |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
| Launch mass | 1,983 kilograms (4,372 lb)[2] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | September 14, 2000, 22:54 UTC[1][2] |
| Rocket | Ariane 5G[2] |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-3[1][2] |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 137° West[3] |
| Perigee | 35,781.0 kilometres (22,233.3 mi)[5] |
| Apogee | 35,805.7 kilometres (22,248.6 mi)[5] |
| Inclination | 0 degrees[5] |
| Period | 1436.1 minutes[5] |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 24 C band[3] |
| Frequency | 36 MHz |
| Coverage area | North America[3] |
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.[3]
References
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- AMC-7 website
- C-band Americas Beam footprint(s) at SatBeams
- AMC-7 information at LyngSat
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