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AMC-16
American satellite. AMC-16 was launched on December 17, 2004 aboard a Atlas V 521 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2004-048ANORAD 28472United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- AMC 16
- Common name
- AMC-16
- Payload designation
- Americom 16
- International designator
- 2004-048A
- NORAD catalog number
- 28472
- GCAT identifier
- S28472
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/465
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- AMC
- Owner
- SES Americom
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems/Sunnyvale
- Platform (bus)
- A2100
Launch
- Date
- December 17, 2004 · 12:07 UTC
- Launch record
- 2004-048Success
- Rocket
- Atlas V 521
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,783 km
- Apogee
- 35,791 km
- Inclination
- 0.02°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Aug 6, 2021
- End of operations
- Aug 6, 2021
Size
- Mass
- 4,065 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,000 kg
- Length
- 6.0 m
- Diameter
- 3.60 m
- Span
- 26.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16061253 (CC0).