01/01/2008

AMOS-3 Satellite Reaches Baikonur Launch Site

Spacecom, the operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, newest satellite, AMOS-3, has completed testing and has been delivered to the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch site in Kazakhstan.

“The entire Spacecom team is very pleased that AMOS-3 has arrived in Kazakhstan, the final step prior to the launch,” said Spacecom president and CEO, David Pollack. “With the addition of AMOS-3, Spacecom continues to pursue and realize our strategy of extending AMOS constellation’s reach and coverage to meet our customers’ needs.”

In Baikonur, the satellite will undergo final testing and integration with the Zenit-3SLB launcher before its launch to the 4°W orbital slot, where AMOS-3 will join AMOS-1 and AMOS-2.

Satellite developer Israel Aerospace Industries, Ltd. led the AMOS-3 construction process, overseeing the satellite’s design and production, which was completed in only two and a half years.

According to the launch plan AMOS-3 is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at the end of April 2008.