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AMC-7

Communications satellite. AMC-7 was launched on September 14, 2000 aboard a Ariane 5G from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (November 2001).

COSPAR 2000-054BNORAD 26495United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
GE 7
Common name
AMC-7
International designator
2000-054B
NORAD catalog number
26495
GCAT identifier
S26495
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/385

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
GE
Owner
GE Americom
Country
United States
Builder
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems/Sunnyvale
Platform (bus)
A2100A

Launch

Date
September 14, 2000 · 22:54 UTC
Launch record
2000-054Success
Rocket
Ariane 5G
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,774 km
Apogee
35,799 km
Inclination
0.04°
Status
Renamed
Status date
November 2001
Last known active
Jan 25, 2020
End of operations
Jan 25, 2020

Size

Mass
1,935 kg
Dry mass
912 kg
Length
4.1 m
Diameter
3.60 m
Span
14.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4652550 (CC0).