AMC-5

GE Americom (1998–2001)
SES Americom (2001–2009)
SES World Skies (2009–2011)
SES (2011-2014)

COSPAR ID1998-063B

SATCAT no.25516Mission duration12 years (planned)
15 years, 6 months (achieved) Spacecraft propertiesSpacecraftGE-5BusSpacebus 2000ManufacturerDornier (prime contractor)
Aérospatiale (bus)Launch mass1,698 kg (3,743 lb) Start of missionLaunch date28 October 1998, 22:15:00 UTCRocketAriane 44L (V113)Launch siteCentre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2ContractorArianespace End of missionDisposalGraveyard orbitDeactivated17 May 2014 Orbital parametersReference systemGeocentric orbitRegimeGeostationary orbitLongitude79° West TranspondersBand16 Ku-bandCoverage areaUnited States, Canada, Mexico

SES constellation

← AMC-4

AMC-6 →

The AMC-5, originally called GE-5, was a geosynchronous direct-broadcast satellite (DBS) located at 79° West longitude, operated by SES Americom in the Ku-band. It was used by a variety of television customers, including being home to the CBS Newspath service.^[1]

The satellite was retired and moved to a graveyard orbit on 17 May 2014 after 15 years of service.^[2]

Payload and specifications

Spacecraft design: Aérospatiale Spacebus 2000
Orbital location: 79° West
Launch Date: 28 October 1998
Vehicle: Ariane 44L
Design life: 15 years
Band: Ku-band
Ku-band payload: 16 x 54 MHz
Transponder type: TWTA, 55 watts
Transponder redundancy: 11 for 8
Receiver redundancy: 4 for 2
Coverage: United States, Canada, Mexico^[3]

References

^ "AMC-5" (PDF). CBS Newspath. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
^ SatCom Law LLC (23 May 2014). "Retirement of AMC-5 (Call Sign S2156), File No. SAT-MOD-20130325-00054". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 9 April 2016. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "AMC-5". SES. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2013.

Fairchild aircraft

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Military trainers	AT-21 Gunner PT-19 PT-23 PT-26 XNQ
Military transports	AU-23 Peacemaker C-26 Metroliner C-82 Packet C-119 Flying Boxcar C-123 Provider
Drones and missiles	AQM-41 KAQ SD-5 Osprey SM-73 Goose

Fairchild (Canada)

Fairchild-Dornier

Fairchild Hiller

Fairchild Republic

Fairchild Swearingen

American Helicopter

XA-8

See also: Ranger/Fairchild aeroengines; Fairchild Industries

v t e Satellites operated by SES
SES fleet	Active: SES-1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 (EchoStar 105) 12 14 15 16 (GovSat-1) 17
AMC fleet	Active: AMC-4 6 8 10 11 15 16 18 21 Backups: AMC-7 Retired: AMC-1 2 3 5 9 Failed launch: AMC-14
NSS fleet	Active: NSS-6 7 9 10 11 12 806 Retired: NSS-5 513 703 K Failed launch: NSS-8
Astra fleet	Active: Astra 1KR 1L 1M 1N 2E 2F 2G 3B 4A 5B Backups: Astra 1D 1F 1G 1H 2A 2B 2C 2D 3A Retired: Astra 1A 1B 1C 1E 5A Sirius 3 Failed launch: Astra 1K Orbital positions: 5.0°E 19.2°E 23.5°E 28.2°E 31.5°E Subsidiary: SES Astra
Third parties	Active: Ciel-2 MonacoSAT QuetzSat 1 Yahsat 1A

v t e ← 1997 Orbital launches in 1998 1999 →
Lunar Prospector Skynet 4D Ofek-4 STS-89 Soyuz TM-27 USA-137 Brasilsat B3 Inmarsat-3 F5 Orbcomm FM3 Orbcomm FM4 GFO Ad Astra Globalstar 1 Globalstar 2 Globalstar 3 Globalstar 4 Kosmos 2349 Iridium 50 Iridium 52 Iridium 53 Iridium 54 Iridium 56 Kakehashi SNOE Teledesic 1 Hot Bird 4 Intelsat 806 Progress M-38 (VDU-2) USA-138 SPOT 4 Iridium 51 Iridium 61 Iridium 55 Iridium 57 Iridium 58 Iridium 59 Iridium 60 TRACE Iridium 62 Iridium 63 Iridium 64 Iridium 65 Iridium 66 Iridium 67 Iridium 68 STS-90 Globalstar 6 Globalstar 8 Globalstar 14 Globalstar 15 Nilesat 101 BSat-1B Kosmos 2350 Iridium 69 Iridium 71 Kosmos 2351 EchoStar IV USA-139 NOAA-15 Progress M-39 Iridium 70 Iridium 72 Iridium 73 Iridium 74 Iridium 75 Zhongwei 1 STS-91 Thor 3 Kosmos 2352 Kosmos 2353 Kosmos 2354 Kosmos 2355 Kosmos 2356 Kosmos 2357 Intelsat 805 Kosmos 2358 Kosmos 2359 Molniya 3-49 Nozomi Shtil-1 Tubsat-N Tubsat-N1 Resurs-O1 #4 Fasat-Bravo TMSAT Gurwin Techsat 1B WESTPAC SAFIR-2 Sinosat-1 Kosmos 2360 Orbcomm FM13 Orbcomm FM14 Orbcomm FM15 Orbcomm FM16 Orbcomm FM17 Orbcomm FM18 Orbcomm FM19 Orbcomm FM20 Mercury 3 Soyuz TM-28 Iridium 3 Iridium 76 ST-1 Galaxy 10 Astra 2A Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1 Iridium 79 Iridium 80 Iridium 81 Iridium 82 Globalstar 5 Globalstar 7 Globalstar 9 Globalstar 10 Globalstar 11 Globalstar 12 Globalstar 13 Globalstar 16 Globalstar 17 Globalstar 18 Globalstar 20 Globalstar 21 PAS-7 Orbcomm FM21 Orbcomm FM22 Orbcomm FM23 Orbcomm FM24 Orbcomm FM25 Orbcomm FM26 Orbcomm FM27 Orbcomm FM28 Molniya-1T #99 STEX (USA-141) Eutelsat W2 Sirius 3 Hot Bird 5 USA-140 Maqsat 3 Deep Space 1 SEDSAT-1 Progress M-40 (Sputnik 41) AfriStar GE-5 STS-95 (SPARTAN-201, PANSAT) PAS-8 Iridium 2 Iridium 83 Iridium 84 Iridium 85 Iridium 86 Zarya / ISS Bonum 1 STS-88 (Unity, PMA-1 PMA-2 SAC-A MightySat-1 Satmex 5 SWAS Nadezhda 5 Astrid 2 Mars Climate Orbiter Iridium 11 Iridium 20 PAS-6B Kosmos 2361 Kosmos 2362 Kosmos 2363 Kosmos 2364
Payloads are separated by bullets ( · ), launches by pipes ( \| ). Crewed flights are indicated in underline. Uncatalogued launch failures are listed in italics. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are denoted in (brackets).

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Lunar Prospector
Skynet 4D
Ofek-4
STS-89
Soyuz TM-27
USA-137
Brasilsat B3
Inmarsat-3 F5
Orbcomm FM3
Orbcomm FM4
GFO
Ad Astra
Globalstar 1
Globalstar 2
Globalstar 3
Globalstar 4
Kosmos 2349
Iridium 50
Iridium 52
Iridium 53
Iridium 54
Iridium 56
Kakehashi
SNOE
Teledesic 1
Hot Bird 4
Intelsat 806
Progress M-38 (VDU-2)
USA-138
SPOT 4
Iridium 51
Iridium 61
Iridium 55
Iridium 57
Iridium 58
Iridium 59
Iridium 60
TRACE
Iridium 62
Iridium 63
Iridium 64
Iridium 65
Iridium 66
Iridium 67
Iridium 68
STS-90
Globalstar 6
Globalstar 8
Globalstar 14
Globalstar 15
Nilesat 101
BSat-1B
Kosmos 2350
Iridium 69
Iridium 71
Kosmos 2351
EchoStar IV
USA-139
NOAA-15
Progress M-39
Iridium 70
Iridium 72
Iridium 73
Iridium 74
Iridium 75
Zhongwei 1
STS-91
Thor 3
Kosmos 2352
Kosmos 2353
Kosmos 2354
Kosmos 2355
Kosmos 2356
Kosmos 2357
Intelsat 805
Kosmos 2358
Kosmos 2359
Molniya 3-49
Nozomi
Shtil-1
Tubsat-N
Tubsat-N1
Resurs-O1 #4
Fasat-Bravo
TMSAT
Gurwin Techsat 1B
WESTPAC
SAFIR-2
Sinosat-1
Kosmos 2360
Orbcomm FM13
Orbcomm FM14
Orbcomm FM15
Orbcomm FM16
Orbcomm FM17
Orbcomm FM18
Orbcomm FM19
Orbcomm FM20
Mercury 3
Soyuz TM-28
Iridium 3
Iridium 76
ST-1
Galaxy 10
Astra 2A
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1
Iridium 79
Iridium 80
Iridium 81
Iridium 82
Globalstar 5
Globalstar 7
Globalstar 9
Globalstar 10
Globalstar 11
Globalstar 12
Globalstar 13
Globalstar 16
Globalstar 17
Globalstar 18
Globalstar 20
Globalstar 21
PAS-7
Orbcomm FM21
Orbcomm FM22
Orbcomm FM23
Orbcomm FM24
Orbcomm FM25
Orbcomm FM26
Orbcomm FM27
Orbcomm FM28
Molniya-1T #99
STEX (USA-141)
Eutelsat W2
Sirius 3
Hot Bird 5
USA-140
Maqsat 3
Deep Space 1
SEDSAT-1
Progress M-40 (Sputnik 41)
AfriStar
GE-5
STS-95 (SPARTAN-201, PANSAT)
PAS-8
Iridium 2
Iridium 83
Iridium 84
Iridium 85
Iridium 86
Zarya / ISS
Bonum 1
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PMA-2
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Satmex 5
SWAS
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Astrid 2
Mars Climate Orbiter
Iridium 11
Iridium 20
PAS-6B
Kosmos 2361
Kosmos 2362
Kosmos 2363
Kosmos 2364

Payloads are separated by bullets ( · ), launches by pipes ( | ). Crewed flights are indicated in underline. Uncatalogued launch failures are listed in italics. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are denoted in (brackets).