AMC-4
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator |
GE Americom (1999–2001) SES Americom (2001–2009) SES World Skies (2009—) |
| COSPAR ID | 1999-060A |
| Website | SES-AMERICOM AMC-4 |
| Mission duration | 15 years (design life) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | A2100 |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
| Launch mass | 3,895 kilograms (8,587 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 13 November 1999, 22:54 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 44LP H10-3 |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-2 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 101° West(0°N 101°W / 0°N 101°W) |
| Perigee | 35,784.8 kilometers (22,235.6 mi) |
| Apogee | 35,803.2 kilometers (22,247.1 mi) |
| Inclination | 0.1 degrees |
| Period | 1,436.1 minutes |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 24 C band 28 Ku band |
| Frequency | 36 MHz 72 MHz (4 Ku-band) |
| Coverage area | North and South America |
AMC-4 or AMERICOM-4, formerly GE-4, is a Dutch, previously American, commercial communications satellite.
AMC-4 was launched in 1999 as GE-4, GE Americom's fourth A2100 hybrid C-band and Ku-band satellite. The C-band payload was home to national television networks broadcasting to thousands of cable television headends. AMC-4's Ku-band transponders served the direct-to-home, VSAT, business television and broadband Internet market segments. These Ku-band transponders are designed to be switchable between North and South American coverages. It was renamed AMC-4 after GE Americom was bought by SES and re-branded SES Americom. In 2009, SES Americom merged with SES New Skies to form SES World Skies. AMC-4 has been replaced by SES-1 in 2010. AMC-4 has been moved to 67° W, and currently has no FTA signals.
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