AMC-16 Names GE-16 Mission type Communications Operator SES Americom / EchoStar COSPAR ID 2004-048A SATCAT no. 28472 Mission duration 15 years (planned)
Spacecraft AMC-16 Spacecraft type Lockheed Martin A2100 [ 1] Bus A2100AXS Manufacturer Lockheed Martin Launch mass 4,065 kg (8,962 lb)
Launch date 17 December 2004,UTC Rocket Atlas V 521 (AV-005)Launch site Cape Canaveral , SLC-41 Contractor Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services (LMCLS)
Reference system Geocentric orbit [ 2] Regime Geostationary orbit Longitude 85° West
Band 36 transponders :Ku-band at 36 MHz Ka-band Coverage area Canada , United States , Alaska , Hawaii , Mexico
AMC-16 is an American communications satellite . Owned by SES Americom , AMC-16 was designed to be placed in geostationary orbit , following launch on a Atlas V space vehicle .
Satellite description
Built by Lockheed Martin and based on the A2100AXS satellite bus , AMC-16 is located at 85° West longitude for EchoStar. AMC-16 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 Atlas V launch vehicle at 12:07:00 UTC on 17 December 2004, from SLC-41 at the Cape Canaveral in Florida . AMC-16 is completely leased to EchoStar Satellite Services .[ 1]
See also
References
^ a b "AMC 15, 16" . Gunter's Space Page. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021 .^ a b "Satellites" . Satbeams. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021 .
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AMC-16 Helios IIA , Nanosat 01 , Essaim 1 , Essaim 2 , Essaim 3 , Essaim 4 , Parasol HLVOLSDP , Sparkie , Ralphie Progress M-51 Sich-1M , MK-1TS Kosmos 2411 , Kosmos 2412 , Kosmos 2413 Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ).Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).
