The AMERICOM-9 (AMC-9) satellite of SES AMERICOM was successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan by the U.S.-Russian joint venture International Launch Services (ILS) aboard a Proton rocket. The hybrid C/Ku-band satellite is based on Alcatel’s Spacebus 3000B3 platform. The C-band payload features 24 – 36 MHz transponders, while the Ku-band payload features 24 – 36 MHz transponders. AMC-9 will become the sixteenth satellite in the AMERICOM fleet and is planned for operation from 85 degrees West orbital position, pending FCC approval.
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- SES AMERICOM’s key customers include ABC Radio Networks, AT&T Alascom, AOL TimeWarner, British Telecom, Deutsche Welle, Discovery, Fox, TV Guide/Gemstar, Gannett, HBO, Hughes Network Systems, Merlin, NBC, The New York Times, NHK, PaxNet, PBS, TELE Greenland, TV Europa, Verestar, and Viacom.