AMOS-17 (satellite)
| Names | Affordable Modular Optimized Satellite-17 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | Spacecom Satellite Communications |
| COSPAR ID | 2019-050A |
| SATCATno. | 44479 |
| Website | https:// amos-spacecom |
| Mission duration | 20 years (planned) 5 years and 20 days(in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | AMOS-17 |
| Spacecraft type | Boeing 702MP |
| Bus | BSS-702MP |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Satellite Development Center |
| Launch mass | 6,500 kg (14,300 lb) |
| Dimensions | Span: 35 m (115 ft) on orbit |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 6 August 2019, 23:23:00UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral,SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Entered service | October 2019 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 17° East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | C-band,Ku-band,Ka-band |
| Coverage area | Israel,Africa, Europe,Middle East |
AMOS-17is an Israeli commercialcommunications satellite,part of theAMOS series of satellites.
History
[edit]Spacecom,the AMOS satellites operator, announced in December 2016 that it has signed a US$161 million contract withBoeingto build AMOS-17, which is to replace the failedAMOS-5satellite.[1]
Satellite description
[edit]AMOS-17 is a multi-bandhigh-throughput satellite.It features aKa-band,Ku-bandancC-bandcommunications payload. It was built on theBSS-702MPsatellite bus,transmitting in theKa-band,Ku-band,andC-bands.It is a replacement forAMOS-5and provides coverage over the continent ofAfrica,Europe andMiddle East.[1]
Launch
[edit]It was launched on 6 August 2019, at 23:23:00UTCby aFalcon 9launch vehicle,fromCape Canaveral,SLC-40,Florida.[2]The mass of the payload was too large to allow the booster to be recovered for reuse, so the customer paid for an "expended" launch.
Mission
[edit]The satellite was reportedly aimed to be located at 17° Eastlongitude[3][4][5]but, early November 2019, it was at 14° East where it has been since 19 August 2019. The satellite recovered its destination to 17° East again meanwhile.
References
[edit]- ^ab"AMOS 17".Gunter's Space Page. 9 August 2019.Retrieved7 May2021.
- ^"Launch Log".Jonathan's Space Report. 14 March 2021.Retrieved7 May2021.
- ^Henry, Caleb (18 October 2017)."Spacecom returns to SpaceX for one, possibly two launches".SpaceNews.Retrieved7 May2021.
- ^"AMOS-17 MISSION"(PDF).spacex.August 2019. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 8 November 2019.Retrieved6 August2019.
- ^"AMOS-17 MISSION".youtube.SpaceX. 6 August 2019.Retrieved6 August2019.