IAI AMOS-3, also known as AMOS-60, is an Israeli communications satellite operated by Spacecom Satellite Communications. Spacecom agreed in September 2005 to buy its third satellite from Israel Aerospace Industries, and the spacecraft is based on the Israeli AMOS bus. It carries fourteen Ku-band and Ka-band transponders and was expected to have an on-orbit lifetime of 18 years. It replaced AMOS-1 in geosynchronous orbit at 4 degrees West. AMOS-3 flew on the maiden flight of the Zenit-3SLB launch vehicle, the first launch contracted by the Land Launch organisation, and lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 28 April 2008 after repeated delays. By March 2026 it had reached the end of its lifespan and most of its services had moved to a newer satellite at the same orbital position.
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