1997-050A
GE Americom's GE 3 (later AMC 3) is an LMT Series A2100 satellite for video and data services. It replaces Satcom K-2. Coverage includes CONUS, S Canada, Caribbean and Greenland. It was launched by AC-146 (IIAS with RL10A-4-1 engines) in Sep 1997 and was stationed at 87W. Mass was 2845 kg. In 1999, the satellite failed briefly but was recovered after only a few hours, with minor impact on AP services.
| GE 3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Sep 4 | 1203 | Launch by Atlas IIAS | CC LC36A |
| 1203 | Castor 4A x 2 burn | ||
| 1204 | Castor 4A x 2 burn, T+0:55 | ||
| 1204 | Castor 4A x 2 sep | ||
| 1205 | Castor 4A x 2 sep | ||
| T+2:43? Atlas BECO | |||
| T+2:46? Atlas booster sep | |||
| T+3:25? Atlas fairing | |||
| 1208 | T+5:00?? Atlas SECO | ||
| 1208 | T+5:20?? Centaur AC-146 MES1 | ||
| 1212? | T+9:40? Centaur MECO | 158? x ? x 28.0 | |
| 1225? | Centaur burn 2 | ||
| 1226? | Centaur MECO-2 | ||
| 1226 | Eq crossing/perigee (TLE) | ||
| 1233? | Centaur sep T+30? | ||
| 303 x 43913 x 19.1 | |||
| 1997 Sep 5 | 797.79 312 x 43919 x 19.1 | ||
| 1997 Sep 7 | 1330? | LAM-1 | |
| 1997 Sep 7 | 834.73 2077 x 43899 x 14.3 | ||
| 1997 Sep 8 | 1730? | LAM-2 | |
| 1997 Sep 8 | 963.23 7928 x 43931 x 8.4 | ||
| 1997 Sep 10 | 0100? | LAM-3 | |
| 1997 Sep 10 | 1588.34 33557 x 43875 x 0.7 | ||
| 1997 Sep 11 | 1750? | LAM-4 | |
| 1997 Sep 11 | 1379.37 33530 x 35807 x 0.0 | ||
| 1997 Sep 12 | 0500? | LAM-5 | |
| 1997 Sep 13 | 1438.97 35717 x 35967 x 0.1 GEO 82.9W+0.7W | ||
| 1997 Sep 16 | 1435.88 35736 x 35828 x 0.1 GEO 83.0W | ||
| 1997 Sep 28 | 1439.41 35753 x 35949 x 0.0 GEO 87.4W+0.8W | ||
| 1997 Oct 3 | 1436.13 35783 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 87.1W | ||
| 1999 Mar 12 | 0900 | Gyro failed, tumbled | |
| 1400 | S/C recovered | ||
| 1999 Oct 15 | 1436.12 35783 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 87.1W | ||
| 2003 Jul 12 | 1436.10 35781 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 87.0W | ||
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