| Names | Affordable Modular Optimized Satellite-6 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | Spacecom Satellite Communications |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) [1] Failed to orbit (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | AMOS 4000[2] |
| Manufacturer | Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) |
| Launch mass | 5,500 kg (12,100 lb) [3] |
| Power | 10 kW[2] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 3 September 2016 (planned) |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Full Thrust |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Entered service | Destroyed before launch |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Fire in failed launch test |
| Destroyed | 1 September 2016, 13:07 UTC[4] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 4° West |
| Transponders | |
| Band | Ku-band, 36 Ka-band, 2 S-band transponders |
| Coverage area | Israel, Europe, Africa, Asia, Middle East |
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AMOS-6 was an Israeli communications satellite, one of the Spacecom AMOS series, that was built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), a defense and aerospace company.[5]
AMOS-6 was intended to be launched on flight 29 of a SpaceX Falcon 9 to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) on 3 September 2016. On 1 September 2016, during the run-up to a static fire test, there was an anomaly on the launch pad, resulting in an explosion and the loss of the vehicle and AMOS-6. There were no injuries.[4]
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