OperatorLightSquared / Skyterra Communications Inc.
OrbitGEO
Call signAMSC-1
Hardware
ManufacturerBoeing (Hughes)
ModelHS-601
Mass2996 kg
Dry mass1326 kg
Launch
Launch siteCape Canaveral SFS
Launch vehicleAtlas 2A (Atlas IIA)
Beacons
11700.5 H/V11701 V10751 V10753 V
Comment
6 L-band transponders and Ku-band capacity to provide mobile telephone, radio, facsimile, paging, position location, and data communications for US/Canada users on land, at sea, and in the air.
