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AMC-3

OperationalPayloadGEO

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Launch

Launch date
September 4, 1997 at 12:03 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas IIAS →
Operator
Lockheed Martin
Mission
GE 3
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,147 km
Periapsis
36,112 km
Inclination
8.15°
Orbital period
1453.65 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Global Eagle Entertainment
Manufacturer
Lockheed Commercial Space Systems
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
2,845 kg
Dry mass
1,600 kg
Design lifetime
15 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1997-050A
NORAD catalog №
24936
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
LuxembourgSES
Radar cross-section
8.3589 m²
Status
Operational