Amos 5

Amos 5

Israel

Spacecraft n°:

Israelian spacecraft n°: 17

Launch data:

Designation	37950 / 11074A
Launch date	11 Dec 2011 - 11:17 UT
Launch site	Baikonur, LC-81/24
Launch vehicle	Proton-M/Briz-M
Mission	Military/Comm.: Communication
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	35595 x 36007 km
Eccentricity	4,88E-03
Inclination	0.09 deg
Period	1436.1 min

Launched together with Luch 5A

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	ISS Reshetnev (ex NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki, NPO PM) (bus); Alcatel (payload)
Platform	Ekspress-1000H
Operator	IAI Spacecom (Israel)
Mass at launch	~1600 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	18 C-band and 16 Ku-band transponders
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime	15 yrs - Still active

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
Jan 2012	17° E

Description:

Situated at 17 deg. E. Long. and carrying 18 C-band and 18 Ku-band transponders, Amos 5 will offer direct-to-home broadcasting, VSAT communications and broadband Internet, telephony services, data trunking, cellular backhaul and video distribution.

Mission details:

A Khrunichev Proton placed the Amos-5 and Luch-5A satellites in geosynchronous orbit on Dec 11, 2011. Amos 5, a slighty larger Reshetnev Ekspress-1000H with a mass of about 1600 kg, for the Israeli satcom operator IAI Spacecom.

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