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| Names | Affordable Modular Optimized Satellite-5 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | Spacecom Satellite Communications |
| COSPAR ID | 2011-074A |
| SATCAT no. | 37950 |
| Website | https://www.amos-spacecom.com |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 4 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | AMOS-5 |
| Spacecraft type | Ekspress |
| Bus | Express 1000H |
| Manufacturer | Reschetnev (NPO PM) (bus) Thales Alenia Space (payload) |
| Launch mass | 1,972 kg (4,348 lb) [1] |
| Power | 5.6 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 11 December 2011, 11:17:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Proton-M / Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 81/24 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | February 2012 |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | 21 November 2015 [2] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 17° East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 34 transponders: 18 C-band 16 Ku-band |
| Bandwidth | 36 MHz and 72 MHz |
| Coverage area | Israel, Africa, Europe, Middle East |
Amos-5 (Hebrew: עמוס 5) was an Israeli commercial communications satellite, part of the AMOS series of satellites. It was developed and built for Spacecom by Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev (NPO PM), the largest Russian satellite producer, at a cost of US$157 million. The satellite was positioned at the 17° East longitude in the geostationary orbit. It was launched on 11 December 2011, 11:17:00 UTC from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan,[1][3] atop a Proton-M / Briz-M launch vehicle. It provided coverage over the continent of Africa, as well as Europe and the Middle East.