| Names | Affordable Modular Optimized Satellite-8 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | Spacecom Satellite Communications |
| Mission duration | 16 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | SSL 1300 |
| Manufacturer | Maxar Technologies |
| Launch mass | 5,250 kg (11,570 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2021 (planned) - cancelled |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit (planned) |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 4° West |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 65 transponders: 39 Ku-band 24 Ka-band 2 S-band |
| Coverage area | Israel, Europe, Africa, Asia, Middle East |
AMOS-8 was a planned Israeli communications satellite, one of the Spacecom AMOS series, to be built by Maxar Technologies, a US defense and aerospace company, to replace AMOS-3 and AMOS-7