Americom-8
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Americom-8, commonly referred to as AMC-8, is a satellite located at 139° West, and is a C-band satellite covering all 50 states, Canada and the Caribbean. It is owned and operated by SES Americom. 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 (which include ABC Radio Network, Talk Radio Network, WOR Radio Network and others), Clear Channel Satellite (which includes Premiere Radio Networks), Jones Radio Network 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, Mexico |
| Beacon | 3700.5 MHz (H) |
| Beacon | 4199.5 MHz (V) |
