Names | Affordable Modular Optimized Satellite-3 AMOS-60 |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | Spacecom Satellite Communications |
COSPAR ID | 2008-022A |
SATCAT no. | 32794 |
Website | https://www.amos-spacecom.com/ |
Mission duration | 18 years (planned) 16 years and 7 months (in progress) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | AMOS-3 |
Spacecraft type | AMOS |
Bus | AMOS Bus |
Manufacturer | Israel Aerospace Industries (bus) Thales Alenia Space (payload) |
Launch mass | 1,263 kg (2,784 lb) |
Dry mass | 837 kg (1,845 lb) |
Power | 1700 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 28 April 2008, 05:00:00 UTC |
Rocket | Zenit-3SLB (# 1) |
Launch site | Baikonur, Site 45/1 |
Contractor | Yuzhmash |
Entered service | June 2008 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 4° West |
Transponders | |
Band | 14 transponders: 12 Ku-band 2 Ka-band |
Coverage area | Eastern United States, Europe, Africa, Israel, Middle East |
AMOS-3, also known as AMOS-60, is an Israeli communications satellite operated by Spacecom Satellite Communications.