Amos 6

Israel

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Launch data:

Designation	16E01
Launch date	01 Sep 2016
Launch site	CC, SLC-40
Launch vehicle	Falcon-9 v1.2
Mission	Communication
Decay	01 Sep 2016

Note: Pre-launch explosion 2 days befor launch date.

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	IAI (prime); MDA (payload)
Platform	AMOS-HP bus
Operator	Spaxecom Ltd.
Mass at launch	5250 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	39 Ku-band transponders, 24 Ka-band spot beams, 2 S-band transponders
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion	S400
DC power
Design lifetime	16 yrs

Description:

AMOS-6 was to provide steerable Ku-band with Pan-European and Middle East coverage, and a Ka-band beam for broadband services with coverage in Africa and Europe. The communications payload was built by Canadian-based company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA).
AMOS-6 was to replace the aging AMOS-2 satellite at 4° west longitude, Spacecom's core orbital slot. AMOS-2 is scheduled to be retired in 2017.

Mission details:

AMOS 6 was destroyed on 1 September 2016, two days before the planned launch, during an launch vehicle explosion during a static fire test, when the Falcon-9 v1.2 rocket blew up on the pad. Spacecom announced, that a replacement is to be built, while for the interim, the complete Ku-band capacity of AsiaSat 8 was leased for four years.

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