AMC-5


amc5 coverage

AMERICOM-5 (AMC-5) is an all Ku-band satellite located at 79o W.L. All of AMC-5's 16 transponders feature 54 MHz of bandwidth capacity to allow customers to simultaneously carry two analog signals or a combination of analog and digital channels on a single transponder. AMC-5 serves the SNG, occasional services, VSAT, business television and broadband Internet market segments. To insure transponder availability during peak demand periods, a dedicated pool of occasional transponders are available to news customers.
Satellite information
Spacecraft design
Alcatel Spacebus 2000
Orbital location
79o W.L.
Launch Date / Vehicle 28 October 1998 / Arianne 44L
Design Life

12 years
Ku-band payload 16 x 54 MHz
Amp type TWTA, 55 watts
Amp Redundancy 11 for 8
Receiver redundancy 4 for 2
Coverage CONUS, South Canada, Northern Mexico
Beacon

11702 MHz (H)

Typical Ku-band footprint and frequency plan

PDF of AMC-5 specifications and footprints