Missile "Zenit-2SB" into orbit Israeli satellite communications Amos-4 - Reuters

MOSCOW, September 1 – RIA Novosti. rocket “Zenit-2SB”, launched on Sunday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome into orbit an Israeli communications satellite Amos-4 (AMOS – Afro-Mediterranean Orbital System, the Africa-Mediterranean orbital system), told RIA Novosti the Russian Federal Space Agency.

“foreign office of the spacecraft from the Russian Block DM-SLB (RSC production of” Energy “- Ed.) was held at 6.50 MSK. satellite Amos-4 referred to the management of the customer start,” – said the agency.

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Amos-4 satellite, the production of which is concern Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI), is designed to provide satellite services to DTH, VSAT and broadband Internet services to the territory of Russia, the Middle East, South Asia and Central Asia.

What is known about the satellite Amos

Amos – Israeli series of communications satellites operated by a private company Spacecom. Amos-1 satellites, Amos-2, Amos-3 and Amos-4 was developed in Israel concern Israeli Aerospace Industries. Currently Spacecom operates satellites Amos-1 (a useful life has expired), Amos-2 (its life comes to an end in 2016), Amos-3 (which is supposed to operate until 2026) and Amos-5 (to be operational before 2026 ). Satellite Amos-6 creates concern Israeli Aerospace Industries to replace the Amos-2 satellite, its launch is planned in 2015 by the American rocket Falcon 9.