Names | GE-15 |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | SES Americom / EchoStar |
COSPAR ID | 2004-041A ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 28446 |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 19 years, 8 months, 29 days (elapsed) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | AMC-15 |
Spacecraft type | Lockheed Martin A2100[1] |
Bus | A2100AXS |
Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
Launch mass | 4,021 kg (8,865 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 14 October 2004, 21:23:00 UTC |
Rocket | Proton-M / Briz-M |
Launch site | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
Entered service | December 2004 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[2] |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 105° West |
Transponders | |
Band | 36transponders: 24Ku-band at 36 MHz 12Ka-band |
Coverage area | Canada, United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico |
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AMC-15 is an American communications satellite. Owned by SES Americom, AMC-15 was designed to be placed in geostationary orbit, following launch on a Proton-M / Briz-M space vehicle.
Built by Lockheed Martin and based on the A2100AXS satellite bus, AMC-15 is located at 105° West longitude for EchoStar. AMC-15 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]
It was launched atop a Proton-M / Briz-M launch vehicle at 21:23:00 UTC on 14 October 2004, from Site 200/39 at the Baikonur CosmodromeinKazakhstan. AMC-15 is completely leased to EchoStar Satellite Services.[1]
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