AMC-10

 2004-003A

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SES Americom satellite using A2100 bus for digital cable delivery. Launch mass 2315 kg, 907 kg dry.

The satellite would replace Satcom C-4 at 135W. AMC-7 at 137W served as an in-orbit backup.

The launch used a new profile, in which the second Centaur burn, carried out at the equator, lowered inclination to only 12 degrees, decreasing the amount of fuel needed for the satellite's apogee burn.

AMC 10
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2004 Feb 5	2346:02	Launch by Atlas IIAS AC-165	CC SLC36A
		T+00:59 SRB 3-4 on
		T+01:07 SRB 1-2 off
		T+01:57 SRB 3-4 sep
		T+2:43 BECO
		T+2:46 Booster sep
		T+3:25 Fairing sep
		RL10 nozzles extend
		T+4:30 132 km 3.575km/s	-5600? x 160?
		T+5:00 SECO
		T+5:25 MES1
		T+6:00 169 km, 4.112 km/s
	2355	T+9:38 MECO1	185 x 185
2004 Feb 6	0009	T+23:56 MES2 1:57
	0011s	T+25:53 MECO2
	0014:14	T+28:13 Centaur sep	630.12 210 x 35727 x 12.4
2004 Feb 7		LAM-1	679.11 2698 x 35730 x 9.1
2004 Feb 8		LAM-2	755.02 6468 x 35707 x 6.16
2004 Feb 8		LAM-3	858.21 11363 x 35710 x 4.0
2004 Feb 11?		LAM-4
2004 Feb 12			1431.40 35661 x 35727 x 0.1
2004 Feb 16			1436.15 35775 x 35799 x 0.1 GEO 146.0W
2004 Mar 7			1436.06 35773 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 146.0W
2004 Apr		Move to 135W
2004 May 10			1436.11 35779 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 135.0W
2006 Aug 8			1436.10 35778 x 357904 x 0.1 GEO 135.0W