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AMC 2

Communications satellite. AMC 2 was launched on January 30, 1997 aboard a Ariane 44L from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (November 2001).

COSPAR 1997-002ANORAD 24713United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
GE 2
Common name
AMC 2
International designator
1997-002A
NORAD catalog number
24713
GCAT identifier
S24713
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/322

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
GE
Owner
GE Americom
Country
United States
Builder
Lockheed Martin Telecommunications/East Windsor
Platform (bus)
A2100

Launch

Date
January 30, 1997 · 22:04 UTC
Launch record
1997-002Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,770 km
Apogee
35,792 km
Inclination
0.03°
Status
Renamed
Status date
November 2001
Last known active
Dec 4, 2020
End of operations
Dec 15, 2020

Size

Mass
2,649 kg
Dry mass
1,310 kg
Length
2.6 m
Diameter
1.80 m
Span
22.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16061256 (CC0).