Monday, December 22, 2008

AMC-16

 2004-048A


AMC 16 is a Ku/Ka LMCSS A2100AX with a launch mass of 4065 kg. It is owned by SES Americom and leased to Echostar as Echostar 16.

In 2008 it was reported that the AMC 16 solar arrays were operating at reduced capacity.

Test at 82W, Ku test; 85W Ka test and then comm. operation.


AMC 16 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2004 Dec 17  1207:00  Launch by Atlas V 521 AV-005  CC LC41 
 1209 T+2:04 SRB sep 
  T+3:41 C-SPF 20.7m long 5.4m dia short fairing jettison 
  T+3:46 CFLR jettison 
 1211 T+4:27 BECO and Atlas sep 
  T+4:43 MES1 
 1222 T+15:47 MECO1  143.55 166 x 5239 x 27.2  
 1348 T+1:41:57 MES2 
 1352 T+1:45:53 MECO2  
 1355 T+1:48:42 Sep  698.0 4761 x 34611 x 18.2  
  (B)  721.29 4823 x 35704 x 18.0  
2004 Dec 19   LAM-1 772.56 7330 x 35693 x 13.8 
2004 Dec 22   LAM-2 955.61 15832 x 35686 x 6.3 
2004 Dec 24   LAM-3 1148.11 24196 x 35688 x 2.8 
2004 Dec 26   Over 85W?  
2004 Dec 30   Over 85W?  
2005 Jan 3  1700?  LAM-4?  
2005 Jan 3    1436.08 35778 x 35793 x 0.00 GEO 82.1W 
2005 Feb 13    1436.14 35783 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 85.0W 
2005 Mar 5    1436.10 35779 x 35793 x 0.04 GEO 85.0W 
2005 Apr 14   Relocate to 96.9W 
2005 Apr 18    1435.71 35767 x 35790 x 0.1 GEO 96.9W 
2005 Jun 20   Move out of 97W 
2005 Jul 13   Move in at 85W 
2005 Jul 11    1436.12 35780 x 35793 x 0.1 GEO 84.9W 
2006 Apr 13   Move out from 85W 
2006 Apr 22    1439.42 35846 x 35855 x 0.0  
2006 May 30   Move in at 119W 1436.12 35785 x 35788 x 0.1 GEO 118.8W 
2006 Aug 7    35779 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 118.8W 
2007 Mar 15    1436.09 35775 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 118.9W 
2007 May 2   Move out  GEO 118.8W 
2007 Jun   Temp at 96.9W 
2007 Jun   Move to 85W 
2008 Mar 4    1436.09 35776 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 85.0W 

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