Americom GE-3 Satellite

Orbital Location:
87^oW.L.

Coverage:
- Conus
- Hawaii
- Alaska
- Caribbean
- Central America

Transponders:
24 C-band and 24 Ku-band

Bandwidth:
36 MHz C-band and Ku-band

Redundancy:
- 16 for 12 C-band
- 18 for 12 Ku-band

GE-3 is GE Americom's third hybrid satellite servicing the education, cable television, broadcast and private business segments. Taking advantage of state-of-the-art technology, GE-3 provides customers value-added satellite communication and distribution solutions. Ground support includes 24-hour operation centers that provide satellite access, uplinking/downlinking, tape playback and service monitoring. These facilities are located at Vernon Valley, NJ, South Mountain, CA, Woodbine, MD, Grand Junction, CO, and Honolulu, HI.

Applications and Service Solutions

• Premier Educational Neighborhood anchored with PBS
• Broadcasting and Satellite News Gathering (SNG)
• Flexible bandwidth and power available for efficient satellite solutions
• VSAT and data applications
• Full-time, SCPC and occasional transponder availability
• Satellite Performance