- AMOS-3
Infobox Spacecraft
Name = AMOS-3 (AMOS-60)
Caption = Artist's impression of AMOS-3
Organisation =Spacecom
Carrier_Rocket = Zenit-3SLB
Orbit_regime = GSO
Major_Contractors = IAI,Thales Alenia Space
Mission_Type = Communication
Launch =28 April 2008 05:00UTC
Mission_Duration = 18 years (planned)AMOS-3, also known as AMOS-60 is an
Israel icommunications satellite operated bySpacecom . The satellite is powered by twin solar panels, and is based on the Israeli AMOS bus. It will replaceAMOS-1 ingeosynchronous orbit at 4°W. AMOS-3 carries fifteen Ku/Ka-band transponders, and is expected to have an on-orbit lifetime of 18 years.It was launched atop the maiden flight of the Zenit-3SLB rocket, the first launch contracted by the
Land Launch 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". [cite web|title = Spaceflight Now Tracking Station Worldwide launch schedule|url = http://spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html|accessdate = 2008-04-24] This was later determined to be a problem with the errector/transporter system, which had failed to retract and move away from the rocket.
Amos 3 was lifted-off from LC-45/1 at the
Baikonur Cosmodrome at 08:00UTC on28 April 2008 . [cite web|title = Haaretz.com; Video shows how AMOS-3 communications satellite was sent into orbit|url = http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/978621.html|accessdate = 2008-04-28]ee also
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AMOS 1
*AMOS 2
*Amos (satellite) References
*cite web|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/index_frame.htm?http://www.skyrocket.de/space/doc_sdat/amos-1.htm|title=Amos 3 (Amos 60)|author=Gunter Krebs|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|language=English|date=2008-04-09|accessdate=2008-04-09
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