| Names | Affordable Modular Optimized Satellite-17 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | Spacecom Satellite Communications |
| COSPAR ID | 2019-050A |
| SATCATno. | 44479 |
| Website | https://www.amos-spacecom.com |
| Mission duration | 20 years (planned) 6 years, 6 months 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, 23:23:00UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Full Thrust |
| 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 commercialcommunications satellite, part of theAMOS series of satellites.
Spacecom, the AMOS satellites operator, announced in December 2016 that it had signed a US$161 million contract withBoeing to build AMOS-17, which was to replace the failedAMOS-5 satellite.[1]
AMOS-17 is a multi-bandhigh-throughput satellite. It features aKa-band,Ku-band ancC-band communications payload. It was built on theBSS-702MPsatellite bus, transmitting in theKa-band,Ku-band, andC-bands. It is a replacement forAMOS-5 and provides coverage over the continent ofAfrica, Europe and theMiddle East.[1]
It was launched on 6 August 2019, at 23:23:00UTC by 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.
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.