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AMC-5 (GE-5)

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.2 hours, on an orbit tilted 11.7° from the equator, between 36,047 and 36,069 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About AMC-5 (GE-5)

AMC-5 (GE-5) is a satellite from SES, launched on Oct 28, 1998 from French Guiana.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 20°W, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

AMC-5 · defunct geosynchronous direct-broadcast satellite

Operated by
SES Americom
Built by
Aérospatiale, Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Mass
769 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 23 days its lowest point went from 36,043 km to 36,041 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
36,04036,04536,05036,05536,060Nov 26

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.