GE 5

Also called AMC 5, S2156

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General

Designation	25516 / 98063B
Launch date	28 Oct 1998
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Ariane V113

First time a US operator buys the satellite & launch services from European-only companies. This is because the satellite was originaly Nahuel 1B, but was sold to GE Americom. The footprint coverage was modified to cover the CONUS.

Lost earth-lock on 25 Sep 2003 causing an outage of 12 hours.

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 28 Oct 1998	Aug 2010	79°W
Aug 2010	Dec 2011	79°W; inclined
Dec 2011	May 2014	80.9°W, inclined

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End of life

Out of service	May 2014
Cause	Sent to the junk orbit

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Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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EIRP coverage (dBW)

Ku-band

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Alcatel Space
Platform	Spacebus-2000
Mass at launch	1698 kg
Mass in orbit	1013 kg
Dry mass	769 kg
Dimension	1.5 x 1.6 x 2.2 m
Solar array
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	EOL: 3150 W
Design lifetime	12 years

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Ku-band

Main transponders	16
Backup transponders	6
Power	55 W
Bandwidth	54 MHz
Coverage	CONUS
EIRP max	47 dBW
G/T max
Polarization
Frequencies	11.7-12.5 GHz

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Ku-band Transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Horizontal Uplink	Horizontal Downlink	Transponder	Vertical Downlink	Vertical Uplink
14.030		01K	11.730
	11.743	02K		14.043
14.091		03K	11.791
	11.804	04K		14.104
14.152		05K	11.852
	11.865	06K		14.165
14.213		07K	11.913
	11.926	08K		14.226
14.274		09K	11.974
	11.987	10K		14.287
14.335		11K	12.035
	12.048	12K		14.348
14.396		13K	12.096
	12.109	14K		14.409
14.457		15K	12.157
	12.170	16K		14.470

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