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Spacecom lost the Amos-6 satellite during a Falcon 9 explosion days before a planned 2016 launch.
Spacecom contracted Boeing to build Amos-17 in December 2016 under a $161,000,000 contract.
Spacecom ordered Amos-8 from Maxar Technologies in 2018 but canceled the purchase and the associated SpaceX Falcon 9 launch contract after the Israeli government decided the satellite would be built domestically.
Amos-17 is designed to operate for 20 years.
Amos-17 replaces Amos-5, a Russian- and French-built spacecraft that ceased communicating in November 2015 four years after launch due to a power failure.
Amos-17 is designed to provide broadcast and broadband connectivity services across sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Asia.
Spacecom signed Nigerian broadcaster IDS Africa as a customer for Amos-17 prior to the satellite’s launch.
IDS Africa plans to use capacity on Amos-17 to reach viewers in Nigeria and the Nigerian diaspora in Europe.
Amos-17 is equipped with C-, Ku-, and Ka-band payloads for coverage over Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.
Spacecom purchased Amos-17 from Boeing in 2016 as a replacement for Amos-5.
Spacecom purchased Amos-8 from SSL in March 2018 and terminated that contract three weeks after the Israeli government indicated intent to order a domestically built satellite from IAI.
Israel’s Ministry of Science and Technology committed government financial support to have Amos-8 built in Israel by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
Spacecom is leasing AsiaSat-8 from Hong Kong-based AsiaSat for $22,000,000 annually to fill the service void over Africa left by the loss of Amos-6.
In mid-October, Spacecom was negotiating with Israel Aerospace Industries to build Amos-8 following Israeli government involvement in the program.
Spacecom ordered Amos-6 from Israel Aerospace Industries in 2012 for $200,000,000.
Spacecom originally ordered Amos-8 from U.S.-based Space Systems Loral in March as a replacement for Amos-6.
Spacecom filed on 2018-11-01 with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange that the $10,000,000 late fee resulted from arbitration over Amos-6’s protracted production.
Israel Aerospace Industries was ordered to pay Spacecom $10,000,000 for late delivery of the Amos-6 satellite.
When Spacecom contracted with Space Systems Loral, Spacecom planned to have Amos-8 built and launched by 2020.
On 2018-09-03, Israel’s Ministry of Science and Technology designated Amos-8 to be built in Israel with government support.