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AMOS-3, also known as AMOS-60, is an Israeli communications satellite operated by Spacecom Satellite Communications.

AMOS-3 / AMOS-60
NamesAffordable Modular Optimized Satellite-3
AMOS-60
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorSpacecom Satellite Communications
COSPAR ID2008-022A
SATCAT no.32794
Websitehttps://www.amos-spacecom.com/
Mission duration18 years (planned)
14 years, 5 months and 10 days (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftAMOS-3
Spacecraft typeAMOS
BusAMOS Bus
ManufacturerIsrael Aerospace Industries (bus)
Thales Alenia Space (payload)
Launch mass1,263 kg (2,784 lb)
Dry mass837 kg (1,845 lb)
Power1700 watts
Start of mission
Launch date28 April 2008, 05:00:00 UTC
RocketZenit-3SLB (# 1)
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 45/1
ContractorYuzhmash
Entered serviceJune 2008
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude4° West
Transponders
Band14 transponders:
12 Ku-band
2 Ka-band
Coverage areaEastern United States, Europe, Africa, Israel, Middle East
AMOS Series
 AMOS-2
AMOS-5i 
 

History


Spacecom Satellite Communications has signed an agreement in September 2005 with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to buy its third satellite, AMOS-3, from the Israeli defense contractor.


Satellite description


The satellite is powered by twin solar panels, and is based on the Israeli AMOS Bus. It replaced AMOS-1 in geosynchronous orbit at 4° West. AMOS-3 carries fourteen Ku-band / Ka-band transponders, and is expected to have an on-orbit lifetime of 18 years.


Launch


It was launched atop the maiden flight of the Zenit-3SLB launch vehicle, the first launch contracted by the Land Launch organisation. The launch was originally scheduled to occur in 2007, and later March 2008, however this was delayed until 24 April 2008. The launch attempt on 24 April 2008 was scrubbed for "technical reasons".[1] This was later determined to be a problem with the erector/transporter system, which had failed to retract and move away from the launch vehicle. AMOS-3 lifted-off from Site 45/1 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 05:00:00 UTC on 28 April 2008.[2]


AMOS-60


The satellite was renamed AMOS-60 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the state of Israel in 2018.[3]


See also



References


  1. "Tracking Station". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
  2. "Haaretz.com; Video shows how AMOS-3 communications satellite was sent into orbit". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
  3. "AMOS 3 (AMOS 60)". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2021.



На других языках


[de] AMOS 60

AMOS 60 (vormals AMOS 3) ist ein Fernsehsatellit, der von Spacecom mit Sitz in Israel betrieben wird. Er wurde am 28. April 2008 an Bord einer Zenit-3SLB-Rakete vom Weltraumbahnhof Baikonur gestartet. Sein ursprünglicher Name war AMOS 3, jedoch wurde er im Jahr 2018 zum 60-jährigen Jubiläum des Staates Israel in AMOS 60 umbenannt.
- [en] AMOS-3 (satellite)

[es] AMOS 3

AMOS 3 (עמוס 3 en hebreo) es un satélite de comunicaciones israelí lanzado el 28 de abril de 2008 mediante un cohete Soyuz desde el cosmódromo de Baikonur a una órbita geoestacionaria.

[ru] Amos 3

Амо́с-3 (AMOS 3) — израильский телекоммуникационный спутник связи серии «Амос», разработанный концерном Israeli Aerospace Industries и запущенный с космодрома Байконур в Казахстане 28 апреля 2008 года с помощью ракеты-носителя «Зенит-3SLБ»[1].



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