AMC-4 (formerly GE-4) is a commercial broadcast communications satellite owned by SES World Skies, part of SES (and formerly GE Americom, then SES Americom). Launched in 1999, from Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2 by Ariane 44LP H10-3. It provides coverage to North America, Latin America, Caribbean. Located in a geostationary orbit, AMC-4 provides service to commercial and government customers, with programming distribution, satellite news gathering and broadcast internet capabilities.[3]
AMC-4 was launched on 13 November 1999 at 22:54 UTC as GE-4, GE Americom's fourth A2100 hybrid C-band and Ku-band satellite. The C-band payload was home to national television networks broadcasting to thousands of cable television headends. AMC-4's Ku-band transponders served the direct-to-home (DTH), VSAT, business television and broadband Internet market segments. These Ku-band transponders are designed to be switchable between North and South American coverages.[3] It was renamed AMC-4 after GE Americom was bought by SES and re-branded SES Americom. In 2009, SES Americom merged with SES New Skies to form SES World Skies. AMC-4 has been replaced by SES-1 in 2010. AMC-4 has been moved to 134.9° West, and currently has no FTA signals.
Transponder data
| Transponders | C-band | Ku-band |
|---|---|---|
| Number of transponders and frequency | 24 x 36 MHz | 24 x 36 MHz; 4 x 72 MHz |
| Amp type | SSPA, 20 watts | TWTA, 110 watts |
| Amp redundancy: | 16 for 12 | 18 for 14 |
| Receiver redundancy: | 4 for 2 | 4 for 2 |
| Coverage: | North America, Latin America, Caribbean | |
| Beacon: | 3700.5 MHz (V), 4199.5 MHz (H) | 11702 MHz (H), 12198 MHz (V) |
| Typical Footprint · Frequency Plan | ||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Display: GE 4 1999-060A". 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 Krebs, Gunter (12 April 2019). "GE 4, 6 / AMC 4, 6 / Rainbow 2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "AMC-4". SES. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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