AMERICOM-8

'Americom-8', commonly referred to as AMC-8, is located at 139° West, and is a C-band satellite covering all 50 states, Canada and the Caribbean. The satellite, also known as Aurora III, provides critical telecommunications services to AT&T Alascom. AMC-8 was launched in 2000 as GE-8, and replaced Satcom C-5 in March 2001.
AMC-8 is used by thousands of terrestrial radio stations for network feeds via Starguide III. Major tenets are ABC Satellite Services, Premier Radio Network, Jones Radio Network and others.

'AMC-8 Information'

Spacecraft Design	Lockheed Martin A210
Orbital location	139° West
Launch Date	19 December 2000
Vehicle	Ariane 5
Design Life	15 years
C-band payload	24 x 36 MHz
Amp type	SSPA, 20 watts
Amp Redundancy	16 for 12
Receiver redundancy	4 for 2
Coverage	50 State, Canada, Mexico
Beacon	3700.5 MHz (H)
Beacon	4199.5 MHz (V)

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★ AMC-8 website from SES-Americom