AMC-3 (GE-3)

24936
Spacetrack Directory Number
1997-09-04
Orbit launches
35794.08 km
Average height
11067.96 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information AMC-3 (GE-3) - GE-3r

Spacetrack Directory Name AMC-3 (GE-3)
Alternative name GE-3r
Group SES
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Orbit launches 1997-09-04 (28 years ago)
Days in orbit 10517
Country/organisation of origin SES
Starting point AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA)
Type Satellite
Categories
Perigee 35773 km
Apogee 35801 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 8.17°
Laps per day 1
Orbit GEO
Height AMC-3 (GE-3) 35794.08 km

Additional information AMC-3 (GE-3)

AMC-3 (also known as GE 3) is a communication satellite with a NORAD catalog ID of 24936 and an object ID of 1997-050A, operated by AMCG. It was launched on September 4, 1997, from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR), using the Atlas IIAS launch vehicle from Launch Complex 36A. The satellite has a box shape with two panels and is equipped with 2 deployable solar arrays and batteries for power generation. It carries 24 C-band transponders and 24 Ku-band transponders, weighing 1300 kg dry and 2845 kg at launch. Manufactured by LMTEW (Lockheed Martin Telecommunications & Electronics West), AMC-3 was designed to operate for a 15-year lifetime with a Leros 1C motor. Its dimensions are 2.6 meters in length, 1.8 meters in diameter, and spans 22 meters when deployed.

satellite AMC-3 (GE-3) Date of exalting 04.09.1997y. Average height of ISS AMC-3 (GE-3) hundred 35794.08 km. Average velocity AMC-3 (GE-3) is 11067.96 km/h. Inclination AMC-3 (GE-3) satellite 7.7°.

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Update time: 2026-06-21 10:56:09
Average height of ISS AMC-3 (GE-3) is: 35794.08km
Average velocity AMC-3 (GE-3) is: 11067.96km/h
Average orbit height AMC-3 (GE-3) is: 7.7°
AMC-3 (GE-3) a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1997-09-04
AMC-3 (GE-3) is from 10517 days Days in orbit.