AMOS-2 (satellite)
AMOS-2 is an Israeli commercial second generation communication satellite, part of the AMOS series of satellites. The satellite was positioned at 4° West longitude in the geostationary orbit. Transmission and communication services given by this satellite include: direct distribution of television and radio translations to communication centers, distribution of internet services, data transmissions to communication networks. The new satellite, like its predecessor, will be positioned 36,000 kilometers above the Earth, and it will lie close to AMOS-1, so that the two can share a single space antenna.
| Names | Affordable Modular Optimized Satellite-2 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | Spacecom Satellite Communications |
| COSPAR ID | 2003-059A |
| SATCAT no. | 28132 |
| Website | https://www.amos-spacecom.com/ |
| Mission duration | 12 years (planned) 13 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | AMOS-2 |
| Spacecraft type | AMOS |
| Bus | AMOS Bus |
| Manufacturer | Israel Aerospace Industries (bus) Alenia Spazio (payload) |
| Launch mass | 1,370 kg (3,020 lb) |
| Dry mass | 646 kg (1,424 lb) |
| Dimensions | 2.7 m × 2.06 m × 2.38 m (8 ft 10 in × 6 ft 9 in × 7 ft 10 in) Span: 11.03 m (36.2 ft) on orbit |
| Power | 1900 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 27 December 2003, 21:30:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG / Fregat (s/n D15000-008) |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 31/6 |
| Contractor | Progress Rocket Space Centre |
| Entered service | January 2004 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | 2 April 2017 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 4° West |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 22 (+ 6 spares) Ku-band |
| Bandwidth | 72 MHz |
| Coverage area | Central Europe, Israel, Middle East |
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