Satellites

Payload

AMOS-3

OperationalPayloadGEO

AMOS-3 is a Space-Communication Ltd. payload satellite, launched on April 28, 2008 into GEO.

Loading…

Launch

Launch date
April 28, 2008 at 05:00 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Zenit 3SLB
Operator
Sea Launch
Mission
Amos 3

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,739 km
Periapsis
35,722 km
Inclination
0.44°
Orbital period
1433.22 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Space-Communication Ltd.
Manufacturer
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI)
Users
Military/Commercial
Launch mass
1,360 kg
Design lifetime
12 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2008-022A
NORAD catalog №
32794
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
IsraelIsrael
Radar cross-section
42.973 m²
Status
Operational