NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

AMC-11

Launch Time
Wed May 19, 2004 22:22 UTC

Rocket

Atlas IIAS
Image Credit: USAF or NASA
ILS
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 2,957 kN
Payload to LEO: 8,618 kg
Payload to GTO: 3,933 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 47.5 m

Mission Details

AMC-11

AMC-11, previously GE-11, is a Dutch, previously American geostationary communications satellite which is operated by SES World Skies. It is currently positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 131 degrees West, from where it is used to relay cable television across North America for onward distribution.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,340.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

SLC-36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

2004

17th orbital launch attempt

Atlas II

62nd mission
3rd mission of 2004
62nd successful mission