92:
519:
494:
organisation. The launch was originally scheduled to occur in 2007, and later March 2008, however this was delayed until 24 April 2008. The launch attempt on 24 April 2008 was scrubbed for "technical reasons". This was later determined to be a problem with the erector/transporter system, which had
1868:
1858:
1102:
640:
1327:
1321:
1848:
1493:
608:
1853:
1095:
472:
345:
1863:
633:
870:
1088:
1831:
are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the â sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).
1433:
984:
555:
1752:
1682:
626:
581:
1826:
Launches are separated by dots ( âą ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ).
1557:
496:
437:
262:
180:
921:
504:
449:
237:
747:
657:
421:
100:
79:
62:
1873:
1529:
931:
1584:
85:
1580:
1568:
1179:
979:
843:
484:
366:
1576:
1731:
1572:
605:
1277:
461:
170:
1727:
1127:
1116:
1112:
1036:
805:
695:
649:
500:
313:
258:
185:
1604:
1600:
1467:
1463:
1459:
1455:
1451:
1447:
1633:
1391:
1387:
1383:
1339:
880:
800:
785:
780:
775:
765:
760:
532:
524:
457:
397:
885:
1691:
1670:
1411:
1220:
1000:
707:
1756:
1021:
1016:
974:
755:
715:
453:
390:
303:
865:
1249:
1206:
913:
612:
1762:
1152:
1080:
895:
828:
823:
487:
91:
1842:
1687:
1614:
1563:
1442:
1373:
1168:
165:
1797:
1793:
1706:
1676:
1547:
1472:
1271:
1064:
1026:
578:"Haaretz.com; Video shows how AMOS-3 communications satellite was sent into orbit"
577:
436:
Spacecom
Satellite Communications has signed an agreement in September 2005 with
1815:
1811:
1807:
1783:
1741:
1637:
1629:
1512:
1502:
1497:
1477:
1306:
1291:
1041:
966:
954:
551:
495:
failed to retract and move away from the launch vehicle. AMOS-3 lifted-off from
491:
378:
440:(IAI) to buy its third satellite, AMOS-3, from the Israeli defense contractor.
1643:
1533:
1428:
1059:
1031:
514:
247:
1711:
1624:
1438:
1395:
1378:
1333:
1287:
1051:
949:
795:
402:
1736:
1609:
1541:
1507:
1345:
1315:
1296:
1254:
1228:
903:
875:
737:
680:
425:
272:
72:
618:
1802:
1747:
1701:
1697:
1648:
1619:
1406:
1400:
1351:
1310:
1244:
1234:
1215:
1174:
1142:
944:
690:
469:
465:
356:
351:
17:
1788:
1778:
1654:
1551:
1537:
1357:
1282:
1239:
1224:
1185:
1147:
859:
838:
833:
730:
725:
720:
685:
675:
670:
374:
370:
31:
1301:
1190:
939:
116:
665:
213:
1084:
622:
475:, and is expected to have an on-orbit lifetime of 18 years.
1771:
1720:
1663:
1593:
1521:
1486:
1421:
1366:
1263:
1199:
1161:
1135:
1050:
1009:
993:
965:
930:
912:
894:
852:
816:
746:
706:
656:
362:
340:
335:
319:
309:
299:
294:
278:
268:
254:
243:
232:
227:
208:
200:
192:
176:
164:
156:
148:
143:
122:
112:
99:
78:
68:
58:
44:
1869:Spacecraft launched by Zenit and Energia rockets
1859:Communications satellites in geostationary orbit
483:It was launched atop the maiden flight of the
1096:
634:
128:16 years, 4 months and 9 days
8:
39:
1103:
1089:
1081:
641:
627:
619:
90:
38:
48:Affordable Modular Optimized Satellite-3
543:
30:For chapter 3 of the Book of Amos, see
490:, the first launch contracted by the
7:
464:at 4° West. AMOS-3 carries fourteen
1849:Communications satellites of Israel
25:
448:The satellite is powered by twin
426:Spacecom Satellite Communications
73:Spacecom Satellite Communications
558:from the original on 13 May 2008
517:
985:Ilan Ramon Youth Physics Center
606:International Media Switzerland
584:from the original on 1 May 2008
452:, and is based on the Israeli
117:https://www.amos-spacecom.com/
102:
1:
1854:Satellites using the AMOS bus
196:1,263 kg (2,784 lb)
27:AMOS communications satellite
1864:Spacecraft launched in 2008
438:Israel Aerospace Industries
204:837 kg (1,845 lb)
181:Israel Aerospace Industries
1890:
29:
1824:
853:Satellites in development
748:Communications satellites
658:Reconnaissance satellites
388:
384:
331:
327:
290:
286:
223:
219:
139:
135:
54:
615:Official provider's site
611:25 February 2014 at the
422:communications satellite
236:28 April 2008, 05:00:00
980:Givatayim Observatory
650:Israeli space program
444:Satellite description
367:Eastern United States
300:Reference system
144:Spacecraft properties
1119:Orbital launches in
1069:commercial astronaut
462:geosynchronous orbit
817:Research satellites
554:. Spaceflight Now.
501:Baikonur Cosmodrome
314:Geostationary orbit
186:Thales Alenia Space
41:
994:Primary spaceports
552:"Tracking Station"
525:Spaceflight portal
507:on 28 April 2008.
295:Orbital parameters
126:18 years (planned)
1836:
1835:
1340:CUTE-1.7 + APD II
1078:
1077:
1070:
1001:Palmachim Airbase
791:
708:Earth observation
411:
410:
16:(Redirected from
1881:
1732:Shiyan Weixing 3
1354:
1348:
1342:
1336:
1330:
1324:
1318:
1124:
1123:
1122:
1105:
1098:
1091:
1082:
1068:
1017:Isaac Ben-Israel
975:Wise Observatory
932:Moon exploration
789:
643:
636:
629:
620:
594:
593:
591:
589:
574:
568:
567:
565:
563:
548:
527:
522:
521:
520:
420:, is an Israeli
416:, also known as
304:Geocentric orbit
228:Start of mission
123:Mission duration
104:
95:
94:
88:
42:
40:AMOS-3 / AMOS-60
21:
1889:
1888:
1884:
1883:
1882:
1880:
1879:
1878:
1839:
1838:
1837:
1832:
1827:
1820:
1767:
1716:
1659:
1589:
1517:
1482:
1417:
1362:
1350:
1344:
1338:
1332:
1326:
1320:
1314:
1259:
1195:
1157:
1131:
1130:
1120:
1118:
1117:
1115:
1109:
1079:
1074:
1046:
1005:
989:
961:
926:
914:Sounding rocket
908:
890:
848:
812:
742:
702:
652:
647:
613:Wayback Machine
602:
597:
587:
585:
576:
575:
571:
561:
559:
550:
549:
545:
541:
523:
518:
516:
513:
481:
446:
434:
407:
406:
400:
393:
354:
349:
279:Entered service
184:
157:Spacecraft type
127:
89:
84:
49:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1887:
1885:
1877:
1876:
1874:2008 in Israel
1871:
1866:
1861:
1856:
1851:
1841:
1840:
1834:
1833:
1829:Crewed flights
1825:
1822:
1821:
1819:
1818:
1805:
1800:
1791:
1786:
1781:
1775:
1773:
1769:
1768:
1766:
1765:
1763:Progress M-01M
1760:
1744:
1739:
1734:
1724:
1722:
1718:
1717:
1715:
1714:
1709:
1704:
1695:
1685:
1680:
1673:
1667:
1665:
1661:
1660:
1658:
1657:
1652:
1640:
1627:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1607:
1597:
1595:
1591:
1590:
1588:
1587:
1566:
1561:
1554:
1545:
1525:
1523:
1519:
1518:
1516:
1515:
1510:
1505:
1500:
1490:
1488:
1484:
1483:
1481:
1480:
1475:
1470:
1445:
1436:
1431:
1425:
1423:
1419:
1418:
1416:
1415:
1403:
1398:
1381:
1376:
1370:
1368:
1364:
1363:
1361:
1360:
1355:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1267:
1265:
1261:
1260:
1258:
1257:
1252:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1232:
1229:Spacelab MD002
1212:
1203:
1201:
1197:
1196:
1194:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1171:
1165:
1163:
1159:
1158:
1156:
1155:
1153:Ekspress AM-33
1150:
1145:
1139:
1137:
1133:
1132:
1126:
1111:
1110:
1108:
1107:
1100:
1093:
1085:
1076:
1075:
1073:
1072:
1062:
1056:
1054:
1048:
1047:
1045:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1013:
1011:
1007:
1006:
1004:
1003:
997:
995:
991:
990:
988:
987:
982:
977:
971:
969:
963:
962:
960:
959:
958:
957:
952:
942:
936:
934:
928:
927:
925:
924:
918:
916:
910:
909:
907:
906:
900:
898:
896:Launch vehicle
892:
891:
889:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
856:
854:
850:
849:
847:
846:
841:
836:
831:
829:Sloshsat-FLEVO
826:
824:TechSat-Gurwin
820:
818:
814:
813:
811:
810:
809:
808:
803:
798:
793:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
752:
750:
744:
743:
741:
740:
735:
734:
733:
728:
723:
712:
710:
704:
703:
701:
700:
699:
698:
693:
688:
683:
678:
673:
662:
660:
654:
653:
648:
646:
645:
638:
631:
623:
617:
616:
601:
600:External links
598:
596:
595:
569:
542:
540:
537:
536:
535:
529:
528:
512:
509:
488:launch vehicle
480:
477:
456:. It replaced
445:
442:
433:
430:
409:
408:
401:
395:
394:
389:
386:
385:
382:
381:
364:
360:
359:
342:
338:
337:
333:
332:
329:
328:
325:
324:
321:
317:
316:
311:
307:
306:
301:
297:
296:
292:
291:
288:
287:
284:
283:
280:
276:
275:
270:
266:
265:
256:
252:
251:
245:
241:
240:
234:
230:
229:
225:
224:
221:
220:
217:
216:
210:
206:
205:
202:
198:
197:
194:
190:
189:
178:
174:
173:
168:
162:
161:
158:
154:
153:
150:
146:
145:
141:
140:
137:
136:
133:
132:
124:
120:
119:
114:
110:
109:
106:
97:
96:
82:
76:
75:
70:
66:
65:
63:Communications
60:
56:
55:
52:
51:
46:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1886:
1875:
1872:
1870:
1867:
1865:
1862:
1860:
1857:
1855:
1852:
1850:
1847:
1846:
1844:
1830:
1823:
1817:
1813:
1809:
1806:
1804:
1801:
1799:
1795:
1792:
1790:
1787:
1785:
1782:
1780:
1777:
1776:
1774:
1770:
1764:
1761:
1758:
1754:
1753:Leonardo MPLM
1750:
1749:
1745:
1743:
1740:
1738:
1735:
1733:
1729:
1728:Chuang Xin 1B
1726:
1725:
1723:
1719:
1713:
1710:
1708:
1705:
1703:
1699:
1696:
1693:
1689:
1688:Chandrayaan-1
1686:
1684:
1681:
1679:
1678:
1674:
1672:
1669:
1668:
1666:
1662:
1656:
1653:
1650:
1646:
1645:
1641:
1639:
1635:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1618:
1616:
1615:Progress M-65
1613:
1611:
1608:
1606:
1602:
1599:
1598:
1596:
1592:
1586:
1582:
1578:
1574:
1570:
1567:
1565:
1564:Inmarsat-4 F3
1562:
1560:
1559:
1555:
1553:
1549:
1546:
1544:
1543:
1539:
1535:
1531:
1527:
1526:
1524:
1520:
1514:
1511:
1509:
1506:
1504:
1501:
1499:
1495:
1492:
1491:
1489:
1485:
1479:
1476:
1474:
1471:
1469:
1465:
1461:
1457:
1453:
1449:
1446:
1444:
1440:
1437:
1435:
1432:
1430:
1427:
1426:
1424:
1420:
1413:
1409:
1408:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1393:
1389:
1385:
1382:
1380:
1377:
1375:
1374:Progress M-64
1372:
1371:
1369:
1365:
1359:
1356:
1353:
1347:
1341:
1335:
1329:
1323:
1317:
1312:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1297:Tianlian I-01
1295:
1293:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1273:
1269:
1268:
1266:
1262:
1256:
1253:
1251:
1248:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1230:
1226:
1222:
1218:
1217:
1213:
1211:
1209:
1205:
1204:
1202:
1198:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1181:
1177:
1176:
1172:
1170:
1169:Progress M-63
1167:
1166:
1164:
1160:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1140:
1138:
1134:
1129:
1125:
1114:
1106:
1101:
1099:
1094:
1092:
1087:
1086:
1083:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1057:
1055:
1053:
1049:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1037:Moshe Bar-Lev
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1022:Yuval Ne'eman
1020:
1018:
1015:
1014:
1012:
1008:
1002:
999:
998:
996:
992:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
972:
970:
968:
967:Observatories
964:
956:
953:
951:
948:
947:
946:
943:
941:
938:
937:
935:
933:
929:
923:
920:
919:
917:
915:
911:
905:
902:
901:
899:
897:
893:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
861:
858:
857:
855:
851:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
821:
819:
815:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
758:
757:
754:
753:
751:
749:
745:
739:
736:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
718:
717:
714:
713:
711:
709:
705:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
668:
667:
664:
663:
661:
659:
655:
651:
644:
639:
637:
632:
630:
625:
624:
621:
614:
610:
607:
604:
603:
599:
583:
579:
573:
570:
557:
553:
547:
544:
538:
534:
531:
530:
526:
515:
510:
508:
506:
502:
498:
493:
489:
486:
478:
476:
474:
471:
467:
463:
459:
455:
451:
443:
441:
439:
431:
429:
427:
423:
419:
415:
405: →
404:
399:
396:←
392:
387:
383:
380:
376:
372:
368:
365:
363:Coverage area
361:
358:
353:
347:
343:
339:
334:
330:
326:
322:
318:
315:
312:
308:
305:
302:
298:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
274:
271:
267:
264:
260:
257:
253:
249:
246:
242:
239:
235:
231:
226:
222:
218:
215:
211:
207:
203:
199:
195:
191:
187:
182:
179:
175:
172:
169:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
142:
138:
134:
131:
130:(in progress)
125:
121:
118:
115:
111:
107:
105:
98:
93:
87:
83:
81:
77:
74:
71:
67:
64:
61:
57:
53:
47:
43:
37:
33:
19:
1828:
1798:Eutelsat W2M
1746:
1677:Soyuz TMA-13
1675:
1642:
1605:Huan Jing 1B
1601:Huan Jing 1A
1556:
1548:Superbird-C2
1528:
1473:OSTM/Jason-2
1468:Orbcomm FM41
1464:Orbcomm FM40
1460:Orbcomm FM39
1456:Orbcomm FM38
1452:Orbcomm FM37
1448:Orbcomm FM29
1405:
1272:Soyuz TMA-12
1270:
1214:
1207:
1173:
1065:Eytan Stibbe
1027:Aby Har Even
770:
586:. Retrieved
572:
560:. Retrieved
546:
503:at 05:00:00
482:
473:transponders
450:solar panels
447:
435:
424:operated by
417:
413:
412:
346:transponders
336:Transponders
177:Manufacturer
129:
59:Mission type
36:
1816:Kosmos 2449
1812:Kosmos 2448
1808:Kosmos 2447
1784:Kosmos 2446
1742:Kosmos 2445
1638:Kosmos 2444
1634:Kosmos 2243
1630:Kosmos 2442
1530:Trailblazer
1513:Kosmos 2441
1503:EchoStar XI
1498:ProtoStar 1
1478:Kosmos 2440
1392:Kosmos 2439
1388:Kosmos 2438
1384:Kosmos 2437
1307:Cartosat-2A
1292:Star One C2
1221:KibĆ ELM-PS
1208:Jules Verne
1042:Noah Brosch
955:Beresheet 2
862:(cancelled)
492:Land Launch
391:AMOS Series
379:Middle East
255:Launch site
233:Launch date
193:Launch mass
1843:Categories
1803:Fengyun 2E
1794:Hot Bird 9
1702:Shijian 6F
1698:Shijian 6E
1644:Shenzhou 7
1534:NanoSail-D
1508:SAR-Lupe 5
1443:TĂŒrksat 3A
1429:ChinaSat 9
1401:Fengyun 3A
1255:SAR-Lupe 4
1250:DirecTV-11
1060:Ilan Ramon
1052:Astronauts
1032:Haim Eshed
539:References
485:Zenit-3SLB
369:, Europe,
269:Contractor
248:Zenit-3SLB
149:Spacecraft
1712:Venesat-1
1649:Banxing-1
1625:Galaxy 19
1594:September
1542:Explorers
1439:Skynet 5C
1396:Yubileiny
1379:Galaxy 18
1334:Compass-1
1288:Vinasat-1
1143:Thuraya 3
950:Beresheet
886:Inklajn 1
790:destroyed
497:Site 45/1
320:Longitude
282:June 2008
263:Site 45/1
188:(payload)
86:2008-022A
80:COSPAR ID
1789:Yaogan 5
1779:Yaogan 4
1772:December
1737:Astra 1M
1721:November
1610:GeoEye-1
1346:Delfi-C3
1316:AAUSat-2
1180:Columbus
1162:February
922:Shavit 2
904:Shavit 2
876:ULTRASAT
681:TecSAR-1
609:Archived
588:28 April
582:Archived
562:24 April
556:Archived
511:See also
454:AMOS Bus
273:Yuzhmash
259:Baikonur
201:Dry mass
171:AMOS Bus
69:Operator
1748:STS-126
1707:COSMO-3
1664:October
1620:Nimiq-4
1585:Trochia
1412:KibĆ PM
1407:STS-124
1352:SEEDS-2
1311:Rubin-8
1302:GIOVE-B
1245:USA-201
1235:USA-200
1216:STS-123
1175:STS-122
1136:January
945:SpaceIL
806:Amos-17
696:Ofeq-11
691:Ofeq-10
499:at the
470:Ka-band
466:Ku-band
432:History
418:AMOS-60
403:AMOS-5i
357:Ka-band
352:Ku-band
323:4° West
113:Website
101:SATCAT
50:AMOS-60
1757:PSSC-1
1655:Ratsat
1581:Choros
1569:Tachys
1552:AMC-21
1538:PRESat
1522:August
1494:Badr-6
1358:Amos-3
1328:CanX-6
1322:CanX-2
1283:C/NOFS
1278:ICO G1
1240:AMC-14
1225:Dextre
1191:Kizuna
1186:Thor 5
1148:TecSAR
1128:2009 â
1113:â 2007
1010:People
881:SHALOM
860:TAUVEX
844:SAMSON
839:DIDO-2
834:BGUSAT
801:Amos-8
796:Amos-7
786:Amos-6
781:Amos-5
776:Amos-4
771:Amos-3
766:Amos-2
761:Amos-1
731:EROS C
726:EROS B
721:EROS A
686:Ofeq-9
676:Ofeq-7
671:Ofeq-5
533:Amos-2
479:Launch
458:AMOS-1
414:AMOS-3
398:AMOS-2
375:Israel
371:Africa
310:Regime
244:Rocket
152:AMOS-3
32:Amos 3
18:Amos-3
1671:THEOS
1577:Choma
1434:Fermi
1264:April
1200:March
940:INLSE
871:INSAT
866:OPsat
738:VEN”S
250:(# 1)
214:watts
212:1700
209:Power
183:(bus)
108:32794
45:Names
1683:IBEX
1573:Mati
1558:Omid
1487:July
1422:June
1121:2008
756:Amos
716:EROS
666:Ofeq
590:2008
564:2008
341:Band
160:AMOS
1692:MIP
1367:May
1210:ATV
505:UTC
460:in
350:12
344:14
238:UTC
166:Bus
103:no.
1845::
1814:,
1810:,
1796:,
1755:,
1730:,
1700:,
1636:,
1632:,
1603:,
1583:,
1579:,
1575:,
1571:,
1550:,
1540:,
1536:,
1532:,
1496:,
1466:,
1462:,
1458:,
1454:,
1450:,
1441:,
1394:,
1390:,
1386:,
1349:,
1343:,
1337:,
1331:,
1325:,
1319:,
1313:,
1309:,
1290:,
1227:,
1223:,
580:.
468:/
428:.
377:,
373:,
355:2
261:,
1759:)
1751:(
1694:)
1690:(
1651:)
1647:(
1414:)
1410:(
1231:)
1219:(
1182:)
1178:(
1104:e
1097:t
1090:v
1071:)
1067:(
792:)
788:(
642:e
635:t
628:v
592:.
566:.
348::
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
