AMC-15 (satellite)

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.

AMC-15

Names	GE-15
Mission type	Communications
Operator	SES Americom / EchoStar
COSPAR ID	2004-041A
SATCAT no.	28446
Mission duration	15 years (planned) 20 years, 9 months, 7 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	36 transponders: 24 Ku-band at 36 MHz 12 Ka-band
Coverage area	Canada, United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico
SES Americom constellation ← AMC-14 AMC-16 →

Satellite description

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]

Launch

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 Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. AMC-15 is completely leased to EchoStar Satellite Services.^[1]

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• 2004 in spaceflight