AMOS-2 (satellite)

For Bible chapter, see Amos 2.

AMOS-2
NamesAffordable Modular Optimized Satellite-2
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorSpacecom Satellite Communications
COSPAR ID2003-059A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.28132
Websitehttps://www.amos-spacecom.com/
Mission duration12 years (planned)
13 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftAMOS-2
Spacecraft typeAMOS
BusAMOS Bus
ManufacturerIsrael Aerospace Industries (bus)
Alenia Spazio (payload)
Launch mass1,370 kg (3,020 lb)
Dry mass646 kg (1,424 lb)
Dimensions2.7 m × 2.06 m × 2.38 m (8 ft 10 in × 6 ft 9 in × 7 ft 10 in)
Span: 11.03 m (36.2 ft) on orbit
Power1900 watts
Start of mission
Launch date27 December 2003,
21:30:00 UTC[1]
RocketSoyuz-FG / Fregat
(s/n D15000-008)
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 31/6
ContractorProgress Rocket Space Centre
Entered serviceJanuary 2004
End of mission
DisposalGraveyard orbit
Deactivated2 April 2017 [2]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[3]
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude4° West
Transponders
Band22 (+ 6 spares) Ku-band
Bandwidth72 MHz
Coverage areaCentral Europe, Israel, Middle East
← AMOS-1
AMOS-3 →

AMOS-2 is an Israeli commercial second generation communication satellite, part of the AMOS series of satellites. The satellite was positioned at 4° West longitude in the geostationary orbit. Transmission and communication services given by this satellite include: direct distribution of television and radio translations to communication centers, distribution of internet services, data transmissions to communication networks. The new satellite, like its predecessor, will be positioned 36,000 kilometers above the Earth, and it will lie close to AMOS-1, so that the two can share a single space antenna.[4]

  1. ^ McDowell, Jonathan (14 March 2021). "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference end was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "AMOS 2". N2YO.com. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gunter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).