AMC-3

{{Infobox spaceflight

| name = AMC-3

| names_list = GE-3 (1997-2001)
AMC-3 (2001-present)
Eagle-1 (2017-present)

| image =

| image_caption =

| image_size = 300px

| mission_type = Communications

| operator = GE Americom (1997-2001)
SES Americom (2001-2009)
SES World Skies (2009-2011)
SES (2011-present)

| COSPAR_ID = 1997-050A

| SATCAT = 24936

| website =

| mission_duration = 15 years (planned)
{{time interval|4 September 1997|show=ymd|sep=,}} (elapsed)

| spacecraft = GE-3

| spacecraft_type = Lockheed Martin A2100

| spacecraft_bus = LM A2100A

| manufacturer = Lockheed Martin

| launch_mass = {{cvt|2845|kg}}

| dry_mass = {{cvt|1300|kg}}

| dimensions =

| power =

| launch_date = 4 September 1997, 12:03:00 UTC

| launch_rocket = Atlas IIAS

| launch_site = Cape Canaveral, LC-36A

| launch_contractor = Lockheed Martin

| entered_service = 1997

| disposal_type =

| deactivated =

| last_contact =

| orbit_reference = Geocentric orbit

| orbit_regime = Geostationary orbit

| orbit_longitude = 72° West

| apsis = gee

| trans_band = 48 transponders:
24 C-band
24 Ku-band

| trans_frequency =

| trans_bandwidth =

| trans_capacity =

| trans_coverage = Canada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean

| programme = SES constellation

| previous_mission = AMC-2

| next_mission = AMC-4

}}

AMC-3 (formerly GE-3) is a commercial broadcast communications satellite owned by SES (and formerly GE Americom, then SES Americom, then SES World Skies). Launched on 4 September 1997, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, AMC-3 is a hybrid C-band / Ku-band satellite. It provides coverage to Canada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean. Located in a geostationary orbit parallel to the Yucatán Peninsula and Great Lakes, AMC-3 provides service to commercial and government customers, with programming distribution, satellite news gathering and broadcast internet capabilities.

Eagle-1

In January 2017, the AMC-3 Ku-band payload was sold to Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE), a provider of satellite-based connectivity and media to mobility markets, such as passenger aircraft. GEE purchased all the capacity on the satellite to support aeronautical customers, in particular Southwest Airlines, the company's largest customer, and rebranded the satellite as Eagle-1. The satellite remains under the control of SES S.A.{{cite news|url=http://spacenews.com/global-eagles-mystery-satellite-purchase-is-sess-amc-3/|title=Global Eagle's mystery satellite purchase is SES's AMC-3 |publisher=SpaceNews|first=Caleb|last=Henry|date=January 16, 2017|access-date=2 April 2021}}

References

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{{cite web|url=http://www.satbeams.com/satellites?norad=24936|title=AMC-3|publisher=Satbeams|access-date=2 April 2021}}

{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1997-050A|title=Display: GE 3 1997-050A|publisher=NASA|date=10 February 2021|access-date=2 April 2021}} {{PD-notice}}

{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ge-1.htm|title=GE 1, 2, 3 / AMC 1, 2, 3|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|first=Gunter|last=Krebs|date=21 July 2019|access-date=2 April 2021}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/satellites/01_amc-fleet/amc-3/Satellite_Data/index.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604033450/http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/satellites/01_amc-fleet/amc-3/Satellite_Data/index.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2010|title=AMC-3 Data|publisher=SES World Skies|date=4 June 2010|access-date=2 April 2021}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=24936|title=AMC-3 (GE-3) Satellite details|publisher=N2YO.com|access-date=2 April 2021}}

{{cite press release|url=https://www.redorbit.com/news/business/900404/turner_expands_sng_transponder_deal_with_ses_americom/index.html|title=Turner Expands SNG Transponder Deal With SES AMERICOM|publisher=Business Wire via Redorbit.com|date=April 12, 2007|access-date=December 20, 2009}}

}}

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20170203164855/https://www.ses.com/network/satellites/313 AMC-3] at SES.com
[http://www.geemedia.com/ Global Eagle Entertainment website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201162807/http://www.geemedia.com/ |date=1 February 2017 }}
{{satbeams footprint|7152|C-band Americas Beam}}
{{satbeams footprint|7153|Ku-band Americas Beam}}
{{lyngsat|amc3|AMC-3}}

Category:Communications satellites in geostationary orbit

Category:Satellite television

Category:Spacecraft launched in 1997

Category:SES satellites

AMC-03