Spacecom

Space Communication Ltd.
Public
Traded as TASE: SCC
Industry Communications
Founded 1993 (1993)
Revenue NIS 256.613 million (2017)[1]
NIS 23.3 million (2017)[1]
NIS -47.1 million (2017)[1]
Total equity NIS 413.9 million (2017)[1]
Parent Eurocom Group
Website www.amos-spacecom.com

Spacecom, or Space Communication (Hebrew: חלל תקשורת‎), 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 2 and AMOS 3 – as well as other AMOS satellites.

History

Spacecom was established in 1993 with a defined goal of marketing AMOS 1, a newly built communication satellite manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries. In 2003 Spacecom launched its second satellite, AMOS 2, owned entirely by the company. In 2008 AMOS 3 satellite was launched to replace AMOS 1 and to 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 $285 million to Beijing Xinwei Technology Group via a Luxembourg business entity.[6] The deal, announced Aug. 24, was pending the successful entry into service of Amos-6 after the launch.[7] On September 1, 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]

Coverage

Spacecom satellites provide coverage to most of the Middle East, East-Central Europe and an Atlantic bridge from those areas to North America.[11]

Services

Fleet

Former

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

In orbit

  • AMOS 3 (4° W)
  • AMOS 4 (65° E) – was successfully launched on August 31, 2013 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.[2] 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° W) - Lease of AsiaSat 8
Name Bus Payload Order Launch Launch Vehicle Launch Result Launch Weight Status Remarks
AMOS-1AMOS7 Ku bandN/A1996-05-16Ariane 44LSuccess961 kg (2,119 lb)N/ALaunched along Palapa C2. Sold in 2009 to Intelsat as Intelsat 24.[16]
AMOS-2AMOS22 Ku bandN/A2003-12-27Soyuz-FG/FregatSuccess1,370 kg (3,020 lb)Failed on orbit[17] Reached end of life on 2017-03-31[18]
AMOS-3AMOS15 Ku band and Ka bandN/A2008-04-28Zenit-3SLBSuccess1,250 kg (2,760 lb)N/AStraight GEO launch.[19]
AMOS-5Ekspress-1000H18 C band and 16 Ku bandN/A2011-12-11Proton-M/Briz-MSuccess1,972 kg (4,348 lb)Failed on orbitLaunched along Luch 5A. Failed on November 21, 2015.[20]
AMOS-4AMOS 40008 Ku band and 4 Ka bandN/A2013-08-31Zenit-3SLBSuccess4,250 kg (9,370 lb)N/A[21]
AMOS-6AMOS 40002 S band, 43 Ku band and Ka band20122016-09-03Falcon 9 Full ThrustDestroyed Before Launch[22]5,500 kg (12,100 lb)N/AElectric propulsion for station keeping.[23]
AMOS-7 SSL-1300 24 Ku band, 1 Ka band N/A 2014-08-05 Falcon 9 (launched for AsiaSat) 4,535kg

(9,980 lb)

 N/A 4-year lease of AsiaSat 8[24]
AMOS-17 BSS-702MP ka band, ku band, c band 2016 planned 2019 Falcon 9 planned 5,500 kg

(12,100 lb)

 N/A
AMOS-8 AMOS 4000 39 Ku band , 24 Ka band, 2 S band 2018 planned 2020 Falcon 9 planned 5,250 kg N/A Spacecom selected SSL to build satellite, based on SSL-1300 bus. AMOS-6 replacement.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Space Communication Ltd. - Profile, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Campbell, Susan J. (7 November 2011). "Spacecom Seeks to Dominate Satellite Communications Industry with AMOS Line". TCMnet.com. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Spacecom: Amos 2 will reach full capacity by year-end". Globes. 22 March 2004. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  4. ↑ חלל תקשורת סיימה בהצלחה את השלב המוסדי בהנפקה. Globes (in Hebrew). 21 December 2005. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  5. ↑ 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. ↑ "Chinese group to buy Israel's Spacecom satellite operator for $285 million". 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Falcon 9 explosion could have ripple effects across space industry". 1 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Beijing Xinwei still in talks to buy Spacecom but for a reduced price". Reuters. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  9. ↑ Henry, Caleb (7 December 2016). "Spacecom says acquisition talks with Beijing group are still ongoing". Space News. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  10. ↑ Henry, Caleb (24 April 2017). "Spacecom back on the market after Xinwei talks fizzle out". SpaceNews. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  11. ↑ Geyfman, Hadass (July 2011). Pattie, Waldt, ed. "Achieving Major Sat Status — Spacecom's AMOS Fleet" (PDF). SatMagazine. Sonoma, California: Satnews Publishers. 4 (5): 106–110. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  12. ↑ Bergin, Chris (11 December 2011). "Russian Proton M launches Luch-5A and AMOS-5 satellites". NASAspaceflight.com. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  13. ↑ "Spacecom's Amos 5 communications satellite begins operations". Globes. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  14. ↑ Briel, Robert (1 February 2012). "SatLink launches Amos-5 platforms". Broadband TV News. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  15. ↑ "Contact Lost With Israeli Communication Satellite Amos 5".
  16. ↑ Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-17). "AMOS 1 → Intelsat 24". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  17. ↑ Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-17). "AMOS 2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  18. ↑ End of the road for Amos 2
  19. ↑ Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-17). "AMOS 3 (AMOS 60)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  20. ↑ Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-17). "AMOS 5". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  21. ↑ Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-17). "AMOS 4". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  22. ↑ Malik, Tariq (1 September 2016). "SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Explodes on Launch Pad in Florida". Space.com. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  23. ↑ Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-17). "AMOS 6". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  24. ↑ Spacecom begins service with a borrowed satellite rebranded Amos-7
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