GE 2

Also called AMC 2, S2134

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General

Designation	24713 / 97002A
Launch date	30 Jan 1997
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Ariane V93

Satcom K1 replacement. All the Ku-band transponders have been secured for 4 years (with an option up to 15 years) by Primestar.

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 30 Jan 1997	Jul 2003	85°W
Jul 2003	Jun 2005	105°W
Jul 2005	Feb 2008	85°W
Mar 2008	Jun 2010	101°W
Jul 2010	Oct 2011	78.9°W
Feb 2012	Jul 2012	4.98°E, inclined
Aug 2012	Apr 2013	19°E, inclined
Jul 2013	Jun 2016	80.8°W, inclined
Jul 2016	Dec 2020	84.9°W, inclined

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End of life

Out of service	Dec 2020
Cause	Retired

A request has been placed in 2014 to reorient the South America Ku-band beam to North America.
Licence extension till end of 2020 requested.

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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EIRP coverage from 79-105°W (dBW)

C-band
Ku-band

Specifications
C-band
Ku-band
C-band transponder frequency chart
Ku-band transponder frequency chart

TT&C: downlink: 3700.5 MHz, 4199.5 MHz, and 12.198 GHz
uplink: 6423.5 MHz

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