AMC-8, also known as Aurora III, previously GE-8, is a C-band satellite located at 139° West, covering the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.

AMC-8 was used by thousands of terrestrial radio stations for network feeds using ground equipment from Starguide, X-Digital Systems, Wegener and International Datacasting.

Audio network transmissions on AMC-8 ended as of midnight 30 June 2017.

As of 1 July 2017, there are no plans to put another satellite in AMC-8's orbital slot (139° West).

It carries 24 36 MHz C-band transponders, with 20 watts SSPA amplifiers.