Amos-17

Amos-17
Mission type	Communications
Operator	Spacecom
COSPAR ID	2019-050A
Website	Amos-Spacecom
Mission duration	19 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus	BSS-702MP
Launch mass	6,500 kilograms (14,300 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	6 August 2019, 23:23 UTC
Rocket	Falcon 9
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	17° East

Short description: Commercial communication satellite

Amos-17 is an Israeli commercial communication satellite, part of the AMOS series of satellites. It was launched on August 6, 2019, and is a Boeing type 702MP satellite transmitting in the Ka, Ku, and C bands. It is a replacement for Amos-5 and provides coverage over the continent of Africa, as well as Europe and the Middle East. The satellite was reportedly aimed to be located at 17° East longitude ^[1]^[2]^[3] but, early November 2019, it was at 14° East where it has been since August 19.

References

↑ Henry, Caleb (October 18, 2017). "Spacecom returns to SpaceX for one, possibly two launches". SpaceNews. https://spacenews.com/spacecom-returns-to-spacex-for-one-possibly-two-launches/. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
↑ "AMOS-17 MISSION" (in English). August 2019. https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/amos-17_mission_press_kit_8_6_2019.pdf. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
↑ "AMOS-17 MISSION". SpaceX. 6 August 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZh82-WcCuo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

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[1] Henry, Caleb (October 18, 2017). "Spacecom returns to SpaceX for one, possibly two launches". SpaceNews. https://spacenews.com/spacecom-returns-to-spacex-for-one-possibly-two-launches/. Retrieved August 3, 2019.

[2] "AMOS-17 MISSION" (in English). August 2019. https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/amos-17_mission_press_kit_8_6_2019.pdf. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[3] "AMOS-17 MISSION". SpaceX. 6 August 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZh82-WcCuo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

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Amos-17

Topic: Engineering

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