Americom-8
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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 station for network feeds via Starguide III. Major tenets are ABC Satellite Services, Premier Radio Network, Salem 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) |
