Mission type Communications COSPAR ID 2011-074A Website Amos-Spacecom | Operator Spacecom SATCAT no. 37950 Mission duration 15 years | |
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Amos-5 (Hebrew: עמוס 5) is an Israeli commercial communication satellite, part of the AMOS series of satellites. The satellite is positioned at the 17° East longitude in the geostationary belt. It was launched on 11 December 2011, 11:17 UTC from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. atop a Proton-M/Briz-M launch vehicle. It provides coverage over the continent of Africa, as well as Europe and the Middle East.
On 21 November 2015 all communications with the Amos-5 satellite were lost.
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