Q: What type of satellite was AMC-15?

A: AMC-15 was a communications satellite designed for telecommunications, part of the AMC satellite series.

Q: When and how was AMC-15 launched?

A: AMC-15 was launched on October 14, 2004, using a Proton-M rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200.

Q: What replaced AMC-15?

A: AMC-15 was later replaced by EchoStar 105/SES-11.

Q: What was the COSPAR ID of AMC-15?

A: The COSPAR ID of AMC-15 is 2004-041A.

Q: What was the launch vehicle used for AMC-15?

A: The launch vehicle used for AMC-15 was the Proton-M.

AMC-15

communications satellite

Vehicle communications_satellite Q16061071

Facts

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Instance of: communications satellite
Launch date: 2004-10-14
Launch vehicle: Proton-M
Replaced by: EchoStar 105/SES-11^[6]
Significant event: rocket launch^[4]
Space launch vehicle: Proton-M^[2]
Space tug: Briz-M^[5]
Start point: Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200^[7]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: October 14, 2004^[3]

🏷️ Also known as

en AMC-15 en GE-15 de GE-15

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COSPAR ID: 2004-041A
Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/1pxxp1wk6
SCN: 28446
Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "28446"]

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Space launch vehicle 2

Proton, Proton-M

Instance of 1

communications satellite

Replaced by 1

EchoStar 105/SES-11

Significant event 1

rocket launch

Space tug 1

Briz-M

Start point 1

Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200

← Replaces 1

EchoStar 105/SES-11

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Summary

AMC-15 is a communications satellite^[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ AMC-15 — space launch vehicle (P375): Proton-M. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ AMC-15 — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): October 14, 2004. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ AMC-15 — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ AMC-15 — space tug (P1201): Briz-M. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ AMC-15 — replaced by (P1366): EchoStar 105/SES-11. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ AMC-15 — start point (P1427): Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ AMC-15 is an instance of communications satellite (Q149918) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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