AMC-18

AMC-18 is a television satellite of SES Americom, a subsidiary of SES Global.

24 C-band transponders which each have a power from 12 to 18 watts, it transmits channels for the U.S. cable television. The start of the geostationary orbit was made on 8 December 2006 with an Ariane 5 rocket from the type AMC -18 was positioned at 105 ° W0 -105.

The lifetime of the satellite is designed for 15 years.