Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Amos 2 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Israel |
Operator/Owner |
Israel Aircraft Industries |
Users |
Military/Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-3.98 |
Perigee (km) |
35778 |
Apogee (km) |
35794 |
Eccentricity |
0.000189771325552709 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.05 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.08 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
1400 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
646 |
Power (watts) |
1,900 (EOL) |
Date of Launch |
27-12-2003 |
Expected Lifetime |
12 yrs. |
Contractor |
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) |
Country of Contractor |
Israel |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Soyuz-Fregat |
COSPAR Number |
2003-059A |
NORAD Number |
28132 |
Comments |
Ku-band communications, Europe, Middle East, East Coast of USA. |