| Names | GE-12 AMC-9 (2003-present) |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | SES Americom (2003-2009) SES World Skies (2009-2011) SES S.A. (2011-2017) |
| COSPAR ID | 2003-024A |
| SATCAT no. | 27820 |
| Website | AMC-9 |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 14 years, 11 days (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | GE-12 |
| Spacecraft type | Spacebus |
| Bus | Spacebus-3000B3[1] |
| Manufacturer | Alcatel Space |
| Launch mass | 4,100 kg (9,000 lb) [2] |
| Dry mass | 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 6 June 2003, 22:15:15 UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-K / Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Site 200/39 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | August 2003 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Last contact | 17 June 2017 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 83° West |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 48 transpanders: 24 C-band 24 Ku-band |
| Frequency | 36 MHz |
| Coverage area | Canada United States Caribbean |
AMC-9 (formerly GE-12) is a commercial broadcast communications satellite owned by SES World Skies, part of SES S.A. Launched on 6 June 2003, from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, on the 300th launch of a Proton family rocket,[3] AMC-9 is a hybrid C-band / Ku-band satellite located at 83° West, covering Canada, United States, Mexico, and Caribbean. It is owned and operated by SES S.A.,[4] formerly SES Americom.
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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- ^ "AMC-9". SES S.A. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
