| Names | GE-2i Worldsat-3 AMC-13 GE-23 Eutelsat-172A Eutelsat-174A |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | SES Americom (2005-2009) SES World Skies (2009-2011) SES S.A. (2011-2012) Eutelsat (2012-present) |
| COSPAR ID | 2005-052A |
| SATCAT no. | 28924 |
| Mission duration | 16 years (planned) 18 years, 10 months, 26 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | GE-23 [1] |
| Spacecraft type | Spacebus 4000 |
| Bus | Spacebus 4000C3 |
| Manufacturer | Alcatel Space |
| Launch mass | 4,981 kg (10,981 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 29 December 2005, 02:28:40 UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-M / Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Site 81/24 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | Mars 2006 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 186° West |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 38 (+10) transponders: 18 (+4) C-band 20 (+6) Ku-band |
| Coverage area | Asia-Pacific, West Coast of the United States |
AMC-23 (formerly GE-23) is an American geostationary communications satellite that was launched by a Proton-M / Briz-M launch vehicle at 02:28:40 UTC on 29 December 2005. The 4,981 kg (10,981 lb) satellite to provide services to the Asia-Pacific, West Coast of the United States through separate beams to each region, after parking over the Pacific Ocean through its 18 (+4) C-band and 20 (+6) Ku-band transponders, over 186° West longitude.[2][3]
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