| AMC-3 | |
| Names List: | GE-3 (1997-2001) AMC-3 (2001-present) Eagle-1 (2017-present) |
| Mission Type: | Communications |
| Operator: | GE Americom (1997-2001) SES Americom (2001-2009) SES World Skies (2009-2011) SES (2011-present) |
| Cospar Id: | 1997-050A |
| Satcat: | 24936 |
| Mission Duration: | 15 years (planned) (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft: | GE-3 |
| Spacecraft Type: | Lockheed Martin A2100 |
| Spacecraft Bus: | LM A2100A |
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed Martin |
| Launch Date: | 4 September 1997, 12:03:00 UTC |
| Launch Rocket: | Atlas IIAS |
| Launch Site: | Cape Canaveral, LC-36A |
| Launch Contractor: | Lockheed Martin |
| Entered Service: | 1997 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric orbit |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary orbit |
| Orbit Longitude: | 72° West |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Trans Band: | 48 transponders: 24 C-band 24 Ku-band |
| Trans Coverage: | Canada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean |
| Programme: | SES constellation |
| Previous Mission: | AMC-2 |
| Next Mission: | AMC-4 |
AMC-3 (formerly GE-3) is a commercial broadcast communications satellite owned by SES (and formerly GE Americom, then SES Americom, then SES World Skies). Launched on 4 September 1997, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, AMC-3 is a hybrid C-band / Ku-band satellite. It provides coverage to Canada, United States, Mexico, Caribbean. Located in a geostationary orbit parallel to the Yucatán Peninsula and Great Lakes, AMC-3 provides service to commercial and government customers, with programming distribution, satellite news gathering and broadcast internet capabilities.
In January 2017, the AMC-3 Ku-band payload was sold to Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE), a provider of satellite-based connectivity and media to mobility markets, such as passenger aircraft. GEE purchased all the capacity on the satellite to support aeronautical customers, in particular Southwest Airlines, the company's largest customer, and rebranded the satellite as Eagle-1. The satellite remains under the control of SES S.A.[1]