| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | AMC-3 (Americom 3, GE-3) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | SES (Société Européenne des Satellites (SES)) |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | -86.96 |
| Perigee (km) | 35777 |
| Apogee (km) | 35795 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000213492741246798 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.02 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.08 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 2845 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1600 |
| Power (watts) | 6,500 (EOL) |
| Date of Launch | 04-09-1997 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Cape Canaveral |
| Launch Vehicle | Atlas 2AS |
| COSPAR Number | 1997-050A |
| NORAD Number | 24936 |
| Comments | Broadcasting, business, cable; CONUS, Hawaii, Caribbean, southern Canada; 24 Ku- and 24 C-band |