AMOS (satellite)

AMOS
Model of Israeli AMOS-5 satellite during "Semana de Espacio", in IFEMA, Madrid.
ManufacturerIsrael Aerospace Industries, ISS Reshetnev (AMOS-5)
Country of originIsrael
OperatorSpacecom
ApplicationsCommunications
Specifications
BusAMOS bus
Ekspress bus (AMOS-5)
Boeing 702 bus (AMOS-17)
RegimeGeostationary
Production
StatusActive
Built7 known
Launched5
Operational3
Failed1
Lost1
Maiden launchAMOS-1 - 16 May 1996
Last launchAMOS-17 - 6 August 2019

AMOS ("Affordable Modular Optimized Satellite") is a series of Israeli communications satellites operated by Israel-based Spacecom. All AMOS satellites were developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) using the AMOS bus satellite bus, except for AMOS-5 which was developed by ISS Reshetnev using the Ekspress bus satellite bus, and AMOS-17 which was developed by Boeing on its BSS-702.[1]

  1. ^ "Spacecom – Global Communication Service Provider – Spacecom". Retrieved 5 April 2023.