AMC-23

This series of satellites based on the new generation Spacebus-4000C3 platform has been originally ordered by GE-Americom as GE 1i, 2i, 3i, 4i, and 2E. They were renamed to AMC after SES took over Americom and some were cancelled in this process. AMC-13 was originally ordered as GE 2i. In early 2004, AMC 13 was transferred to Worldsat LLC, a new subsidiary of SES Americom as Worldsat 3. The original AMC-13 was to feature 60 C-Band transponders, but when transferred to Worldsat, it was ordered to be changed to the hybrid C-/Ku-band payload with 18 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders. In early 2005 it was renamed AMC 23. In 2007 the satellite was spun off from SES Americom to SAT-GE when General Electric split off from SES. After this transaction, the satellite was renamed GE 23.