AMOS-17 (satellite)
{{Short description|AMOS communications satellite}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = AMOS-17
| names_list = Affordable Modular Optimized Satellite-17
| image =
| image_caption =
| image_size = 300px
| mission_type = Communications
| operator = Spacecom Satellite Communications
| COSPAR_ID = 2019-050A
| SATCAT = 44479
| website = https://www.amos-spacecom.com
| mission_duration = 20 years (planned)
{{time interval|6 August 2019|show=ymd}} (in progress)
| spacecraft = AMOS-17
| spacecraft_type = Boeing 702MP
| spacecraft_bus = BSS-702MP
| manufacturer = Boeing Satellite Development Center
| launch_mass = {{cvt|6500|kg}}
| dry_mass =
| dimensions = Span: {{cvt|35|m}} on orbit
| power =
| launch_date = 6 August 2019, 23:23:00 UTC
| launch_rocket = Falcon 9 Full Thrust
| launch_site = Cape Canaveral, SLC-40
| launch_contractor = SpaceX
| entered_service = October 2019
| disposal_type =
| deactivated =
| last_contact =
| orbit_reference = Geocentric orbit
| orbit_regime = Geostationary orbit
| orbit_longitude = 17° East
| apsis = gee
| trans_band = C-band, Ku-band, Ka-band
| trans_frequency =
| trans_bandwidth =
| trans_capacity =
| trans_coverage = Israel, Africa, Europe, Middle East
| programme = AMOS Series
| previous_mission = AMOS-6
| next_mission = AMOS-8
}}
AMOS-17 is an Israeli commercial communications satellite, part of the AMOS series of satellites.
History
Spacecom, the AMOS satellites operator, announced in December 2016 that it has signed a US$161 million contract with Boeing to build AMOS-17, which is to replace the failed AMOS-5 satellite.{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/amos-17.htm|title=AMOS 17|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|date=9 August 2019|access-date=7 May 2021}}
Satellite description
AMOS-17 is a multi-band high-throughput satellite. It features a Ka-band, Ku-band anc C-band communications payload. It was built on the BSS-702MP satellite bus, transmitting in the Ka-band, Ku-band, and C-bands. It is a replacement for AMOS-5 and provides coverage over the continent of Africa, Europe and Middle East.
Launch
It was launched on 6 August 2019, at 23:23:00 UTC by a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, from Cape Canaveral, SLC-40, Florida.{{cite web|url=https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/derived/launchlog.html|title=Launch Log|publisher=Jonathan's Space Report|date=14 March 2021|access-date=7 May 2021}} 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.
Mission
The satellite was reportedly aimed to be located at 17° East longitude{{cite web|last=Henry|first=Caleb|url=https://spacenews.com/spacecom-returns-to-spacex-for-one-possibly-two-launches/|title=Spacecom returns to SpaceX for one, possibly two launches|publisher=SpaceNews|date=October 18, 2017|access-date=7 May 2021}}{{cite web|title=AMOS-17 MISSION |url=https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/amos-17_mission_press_kit_8_6_2019.pdf|website=spacex.com|date=August 2019|access-date=6 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108001745/https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/amos-17_mission_press_kit_8_6_2019.pdf|archive-date=8 November 2019}}{{cite web|title=AMOS-17 MISSION |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZh82-WcCuo|website=youtube.com|publisher=SpaceX|date=6 August 2019|access-date=6 August 2019}} 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.
References
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{{Israeli Space Program}}
{{Orbital launches in 2019}}
Category:Communications satellites of Israel
Category:Communications satellites in geostationary orbit