AMC-8
AMC-8, also known as Americom-8 and Aurora III, is a C-band satellite located at 139° West, covering all 50 states, Canada and the Caribbean. It is owned and operated by SES Americom. The satellite, provides critical telecommunications services to AT&T Alascom which occupies most of the satellite's capacity. AMC-8 was launched in 2000 as GE-8, and replaced Satcom C-5 in March 2001.
AMC-8 is also used by thousands of terrestrial radio stations for network feeds using ground equipment from Starguide, X-Digital Systems, Wegener and International Datacasting. Major tenants are Citadel Media Satellite Services (which includes Citadel Media, Talk Radio Network, WOR Radio Network and others), Clear Channel Satellite Services (which includes United Stations Radio Networks, John Tesh, and others), Premiere Radio Networks, Dial Global, Westwood One, Learfield Communications and others.
| 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, Caribbean |
| Beacon | 3700.5 MHz (H) |
| Beacon | 4199.5 MHz (V) |