GE 8

Also called Aurora 3 and AMC 8, S2379

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General

Designation	26639 / 00081B
Launch date	20 Dec 2000
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Ariane V138

Satellite to be jointly owned by Alascom (which has bought 17 C-band transponders for communications with Alaska). The satellite was transfered to SES Americom in late 2020

Has solar panels degradation issues.

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L:		146°W
2001	Dec 2019	139°W
Dec 2019	Jun 2020	139°W inclined
Jun 2020	Nov 2022	135°W inclined

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End of life

Out of service	Dec 2022
Cause	Sent to junk orbit

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Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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EIRP coverage (dBW)

C-band

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Lockheed Martin
Platform	A2100A
Mass at launch	2015 kg
Dry mass	919 kg
Dimension	4.1 m height x 3.6 m diameter
Solar array	14.5 m span
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	BOL: 3300 W
Design lifetime	15 years

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C-band

Main transponders	24
Backup transponders	8
Power	20 W SSPA
Bandwidth	36 MHz
Coverage	Conus, Alaska, Hawaii, Caribbean
EIRP max	40 dBW
G/T max
Polarization	linear H/V
Beacons	3.7005 GHz H & 4.1995 GHZ V

Beacons: 3.7005 GHz -H) & 4.1995 GHz (V)

C-band transponder frequency chart

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