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Delivered to Baikonur Israeli telecommunications satellite AMOS4
The An-124-100 on Saturday afternoon brought to the airfield Jubilee Israeli telecommunications satellite AMOS4, told "Interfax-Kazakhstan" a source at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
"After the inspection of cargo Border Service of Kazakhstan containers with the satellite and ancillary equipment were loaded on the transport platform", - told the agency.
Is currently being shipping to the site 31 spaceport where the satellite will be trained for the launch, scheduled for September 1. In orbit, the satellite will have to go on a rocket "Zenit-3SL ¡" with the upper stage DM-SLB.
AMOS - Africa-Mediterranean orbital system (Afro-Mediterranean Orbital System) series of Israeli communications satellites operated by a private company Spacecom. Spacecraft AMOS1 - AMOS4 were developed in Israel by concern Israeli Aerospace Industries.
AMOS4 designed to provide satellite services to DTH, VSAT and broadband Internet with the orbital position of 65 degrees east longitude on the territory of Russia, the Middle East and other regions.
The satellite weighs approximately 3,500 pounds and will have to work in a geostationary orbit at least 12 years of age.
In 2008, the "Zenith" is to put into orbit a satellite AMOS3.
The An-124-100 on Saturday afternoon brought to the airfield Jubilee Israeli telecommunications satellite AMOS4, told "Interfax-Kazakhstan" a source at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
"After the inspection of cargo Border Service of Kazakhstan containers with the satellite and ancillary equipment were loaded on the transport platform", - told the agency.
Is currently being shipping to the site 31 spaceport where the satellite will be trained for the launch, scheduled for September 1. In orbit, the satellite will have to go on a rocket "Zenit-3SL ¡" with the upper stage DM-SLB.
AMOS - Africa-Mediterranean orbital system (Afro-Mediterranean Orbital System) series of Israeli communications satellites operated by a private company Spacecom. Spacecraft AMOS1 - AMOS4 were developed in Israel by concern Israeli Aerospace Industries.
AMOS4 designed to provide satellite services to DTH, VSAT and broadband Internet with the orbital position of 65 degrees east longitude on the territory of Russia, the Middle East and other regions.
The satellite weighs approximately 3,500 pounds and will have to work in a geostationary orbit at least 12 years of age.
In 2008, the "Zenith" is to put into orbit a satellite AMOS3.