Names | Affordable Modular Optimized Satellite-17 |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | Spacecom Satellite Communications |
COSPAR ID | 2019-050A |
SATCAT no. | 44479 |
Website | https://www.amos-spacecom.com |
Mission duration | 20 years (planned) 5 years and 12 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, 23:23:00 UTC |
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-17 is an Israeli commercial communications satellite, part of the AMOS series of satellites.