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AMC-5 is a geosynchronous satellite used for communications, located at 79 degrees west. It is a Ku-Band satellite operated by SES Americom. It is currently used by a variety of television customers, including being home to the CBS Newspath.[1]

Payload & Specifications

AMC-5 Horizontial Transponders On Scope

Spacecraft design: Alcatel Spacebus 2000
Orbital location: 79°W
Launch Date: October 28, 1998
Vehicle: Ariane 44L
Design life: 15 years
Band: Ku-Band Ku-band payload: 16 x 54 MHz
Transponder type: TWTA, 55-watt
Transponder redundancy: 11 for 8
Receiver redundancy: 4 for 2
Coverage: CONUS, Southern Canada, Northern Mexico[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.cbsnewspath.com/satellite/AMC5Newspath.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.ses-americom.com/americom_2008/siteSections/technical/satelliteFleet/amc5/index.php
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