Spacecom

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Space Communication Ltd.
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Total equityNIS 826.9 million (2017) [1]
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ParentEurocom Group
Websitehttps://www.amos-spacecom.com/

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Spacecom, or Space Communication (Template:Langx), is an Israeli communications satellite operator in the Middle East, European Union and North America headquartered in the city of Ramat Gan, Israel. Spacecom operates two satellites at orbital position 4° West – AMOS-3 and AMOS-7, one satellite at orbital position 65° East – AMOS-4, and one satellite at orbital position 17° East – AMOS-5.

History

Spacecom was established in 1993 with the defined goal of marketing AMOS-1, a newly built communication satellite manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). In 2003, Spacecom launched its second satellite, AMOS-2, owned entirely by the company. In 2008, the AMOS-3 satellite was launched to replace AMOS-1 and increase coverage and traffic abilities.[2]

Until 2005, Spacecom was a private company controlled by four companies, including IAI and Eurocom Group. It went public on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in 2005.[3][4][5]

In August 2016, Spacecom shareholders agreed to sell the company for US$500 million to Beijing Xinwei Technology Group (China) via a Luxembourg business entity.[6] The deal, announced 24 August 2016, was pending the successful entry into service of AMOS-6 after the launch.[7] On 1 September 2016, two days before the scheduled launch date, the satellite was destroyed during the run-up to a static fire test of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Later statements from both companies stated that negotiations were ongoing, but that the purchase price was likely to be reduced.[8][9] However, by April 2017 talks between Spacecom and Xinwei had failed, and Spacecom began a new search for buyers.[10] In October 2021 Spacecom and 4iG Plc., a Hungarian information technology and telecommunications company, signed an agreement in which 4iG is acquiring a majority stake (51%) in Spacecom.[11]

Coverage

Spacecom satellites provide coverage to most of the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Services

Fleet

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Former

  • AMOS-1
  • AMOS-2 (4° West)
  • AMOS-5 (17° East) – Israeli satellite launched from Kazakhstan in 2011 by Russia's Proton-M launch vehicle to provide services to customers in Africa.[12][13] AMOS-5 initiated commercial operations in early 2012 with C-band and Ku-band beams.[14] On 21 November 2015, all communications with the AMOS-5 satellite were lost.[15]

In orbit

  • AMOS-3 (4° West)
  • AMOS-4 (65° East) – was successfully launched on 31 August 2013 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. It will offer coverage across Southeast Asia along with high power coverage beams offering communication links from East Asia to the Middle East.
  • AMOS-7 (4° West) – Lease of AsiaSat 8
Name Bus Payload Order Launch Launch Vehicle Launch Result Launch Weight Status Remarks
AMOS-1 AMOS 7 Ku-band Template:Screen reader-only 16 May 1996 Ariane 44L Template:Success Template:Cvt Template:Screen reader-only Launched along Palapa-C2. Sold in 2009 to Intelsat as Intelsat 24.[16]
AMOS-2 AMOS 22 Ku-band Template:Screen reader-only 17 December 2003 Soyuz-FG Template:Success Template:Cvt Failed on orbit [17] Reached end of life on 2 April 2017.[18]
AMOS-3 AMOS 15 Ku-band and Ka-band September 2005 28 April 2008 Zenit-3SLB Template:Success Template:Cvt Template:Screen reader-only Straight GEO launch.[19]
AMOS-5 Ekspress-1000H 18 C-band and 16 Ku-band Template:Screen reader-only 2011-12-11 Proton-M / Briz-M Template:Success Template:Cvt Failed on orbit Launched along Luch 5A. Failed on 21 November 2015.[20]
AMOS-4 AMOS 4000 8 Ku-band and 4 Ka-band Template:Screen reader-only 31 August 2013 Zenit-3SLB Template:Success Template:Cvt Template:Screen reader-only [21]
AMOS-6 AMOS 4000 2 S-band, 43 Ku-band and Ka-band 2012 3 September 2016 Falcon 9 Full Thrust Destroyed before launch [22] Template:Cvt Template:Screen reader-only Electric propulsion for station keeping.[23]
AMOS-7 SSL-1300 24 Ku-band, 1 Ka-band Template:Screen reader-only 5 August 2014 Falcon 9 (Launched for AsiaSat) Template:Cvt Template:Screen reader-only Four-year lease of AsiaSat 8.[24]
AMOS-17 BSS-702MP Ka-band, Ku-band, C-band 2016 6 August 2019 Falcon 9 Template:Success Template:Cvt Template:Screen reader-only Deployed with a free launch due to the loss of AMOS-6.[25]
AMOS-8 AMOS 4000 39 Ku-band, 24 Ka-band, 2 S-band 2018 Template:Planned Falcon 9 Cancelled Template:Cvt Template:Screen reader-only Spacecom selected SSL to build satellite, based on SSL-1300 bus. AMOS-6 replacement. This order was eventually cancelled.

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Space Communication Ltd. – Profile, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Campbell, Susan J. (7 November 2011). "Spacecom Seeks to Dominate Satellite Communications Industry with AMOS Line". TCMnet.com. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Spacecom: Amos 2 will reach full capacity by year-end". Globes. 22 March 2004. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.אפרתי, אלון (21 December 2005). חלל תקשורת סיימה בהצלחה את השלב המוסדי בהנפקה. Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved 12 December 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Donald H. Martin; Paul Robert Anderson; Lucy Bartamian (2007). Communication Satellites (5th ed.). Aerospace Press. p. 581. ISBN 978-1-884989-19-3. Retrieved 12 December 2011. Prior to March 2005 Spacecom had been a privately held company.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Chinese group to buy Israel's Spacecom satellite operator for $500 million". 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Falcon 9 explosion could have ripple effects across space industry". 1 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Beijing Xinwei still in talks to buy Spacecom but for a reduced price". Reuters. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Henry, Caleb (7 December 2016). "Spacecom says acquisition talks with Beijing group are still ongoing". SpaceNews. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Henry, Caleb (24 April 2017). "Spacecom back on the market after Xinwei talks fizzle out". SpaceNews. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hungary's 4iG Telecom Group Acquires Control of Spacecom at Valuation of over USD 124 Million – Spacecom – AMOS Satellites, Communication and More".
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bergin, Chris (11 December 2011). "Russian Proton M launches Luch-5A and AMOS-5 satellites". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Spacecom's Amos-5 communications satellite begins operations". Globes. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Briel, Robert (1 February 2012). "SatLink launches Amos-5 platforms". Broadband TV News. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
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  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."AMOS 1 → Intelsat 24". Gunter's Space Page. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."AMOS-2". Gunter's Space Page. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  18. ^ End of the road for AMOS-2
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."AMOS 3 (AMOS 60)". Gunter's Space Page. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."AMOS 5". Gunter's Space Page. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."AMOS 4". Gunter's Space Page. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  22. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Malik, Tariq (1 September 2016). "SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Explodes on Launch Pad in Florida". SPACE.com. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  23. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."AMOS 6". Gunter's Space Page. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  24. ^ Spacecom begins service with a borrowed satellite rebranded Amos-7
  25. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SpaceX successfully launches twice-flown Falcon 9, catches fairing at sea". Retrieved 6 August 2019.

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