Unlike the Amos 1-3 satellites that were located at a point above the equator at longitude 4 degrees west (Amos 1 has already been shut down and moved from there and the future Amos 6 that will replace Amos 2 will also be located at the same point), and Amos 5 that transmits from the sky point 17 degrees east, the Amos 4 satellite will be located Above the intersection of the equator with longitude 65 degrees east.
The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, published last night images of the Amos 4 satellite produced by the Aerospace Industry that arrived at the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, operated by Russia, ahead of its launch next week.
The Amos 4 satellite arrived at the Baikonur launch center in Kazakhstan a few weeks ago and is now ready for launch on the Zenit 2S rocket on August 31.
Unlike the Amos 1-3 satellites that were located at a point above the equator at longitude 4 degrees west (Amos 1 has already been shut down and moved from there and the future Amos 6 that will replace Amos 2 will also be located at the same point), and Amos 5 that transmits from the sky point 17 degrees east, the Amos 4 satellite will be located Above the intersection of the equator with longitude 65 degrees east.
The new satellite is larger than its predecessors and contains eight transponders in the KU BAND frequencies and 4 transponders in the KA BAND frequency range. In the KU area it will contain a beam for Russia and India, and one of the KA beams will be directed to the Middle East.
The lifespan of the Amos 4 satellite is expected to be 12 years.
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