Status
Success
AMC-15
Launch Time
Thu Oct 14, 2004 21:23 UTC
Thu Oct 14, 2004 21:23 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
AMC-15
The AMC-15 communications payload features twenty-four 36 MHz Ku-band transponders and 12 intermediate frequency (IF) processed Ka-band spot beams which will be deployed in a pattern taking advantage of frequency reuse while eliminating interference between and among the beams. The satellite became operational in late 2004.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 4,021.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
Site 200/39, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
2004
42nd orbital launch attempt
Proton-M
6th mission
4th mission of 2004
6th successful mission