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Amos-5
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorIsrael Spacecom[1]
COSPAR ID2011-074A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.37950
WebsiteAmos-Spacecom
Mission duration15 years
Spacecraft properties
BusExpress 1000H
ManufacturerRussia Reschetnjow
France Thales Alenia Space (Payload)
Launch mass1,972 kilograms (4,348 lb)[2]
Power5600 W
Start of mission
Launch date11 December 2011, 11:17 (2011-12-11UTC11:17Z) UTC
RocketProton-M/Proton
Launch siteBaikonur
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Longitude17° East
Transponders
Band14 C-band 72 MHz × 4 C × 36 MHz, 18 Ku-Band × 72 MHz
EIRP45,5 dBW (C-Band)
52,5 dBW (Ku-Band)[3]

Amos-5 (Template:Lang-he) is an Israeli commercial communication satellite, part of the AMOS series of satellites. The satellite is positioned at the 17° East longitude in the geostationary belt. It was launched on 11 December 2011, 11:17 UTC from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.[2][4] atop a Proton-M/Briz-M launch vehicle. It provides coverage over the continent of Africa, as well as Europe and the Middle East.

On 21 November 2015 all communications with the Amos-5 satellite were lost.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Amos-5 Brochure. Israel: Spacecom. 2012. p. 1.
  2. ^ a b "AMOS-5". JSC Information Satellite Systems. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  3. ^ amos-spacecom: Technical Profile AMOS 5 (PDF; 1,8 MB)
  4. ^ "Amos 5 satellite launched into space".
  5. ^ "Contact Lost With Israeli Communication Satellite Amos 5".