AMOS-17

AMOS-17 was successfully launched on August 6, 2019, by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

It is located at 17 degrees East where it reaches across the African continent, along with the Middle East and Asia.

AMOS-17 is the most advanced high-throughput satellite to provide satellite communication services to Africa.

At a Glance

Coverage: Africa, the Middle East, and Europe

Beams:  Ka-band, Ku-band, and C-Band services.

Life Expectancy: Over 15 years, 2039

AMOS-17  operates from 17° East and will expand and strengthen Spacecom’s coverage of the growing satellite service markets in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. AMOS-17 will offer Ka-band, Ku-band, and C-Band services.

AMOS-17 C-band uniquely combines the benefits of HTS – High Throughput Satellite, with C-band’ superior service availability, making it the best match for any Sub-Sahara project.

AMOS-17 is a state-of-the-art multi-band high-throughput satellite (HTS), utilizing Boeing’s advanced digital processor platform, that will provide reliable and flexible satellite solutions and offer a significant competitive advantage for our customers.

It has a combination of broad regional beams and high throughput spot beams to maximize throughput and spectral efficiency.

The combination of the inherent flexibility of the digital platform with a mix of fixed and steerable beams ensures a fast response to changing customers’ needs.

The AMOS-17 satellite provides a great fit for Spacecom’s expansion strategy, offering innovative design with capabilities that provide flexible service offerings to meet the growing demands of our customers.
AMOS-17 will enhance our capabilities as a growing and customer-focused satellite operator.

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C-band Multiple Regional Beams

EIRP at beam peak >55 dBW
G/T at beam peak > 12 dB/K
Uplink frequencies  5.85 to 6.725 GHz
Downlink frequencies:  3.4 to 4.2 GHz
User beams polarization: Circular
Hub beams polarization: Linear
Hub location: Africa (user beams), Europe, Middle East, and Asia
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Ku-band   Beam 1

EIRP at beam peak > 52 dBW
G/T at beam peak > 6 dB/K
Uplink frequencies 13.75 to 14.5 GHz; 17.3 to 18.1 GHz
Downlink frequencies: 10.95 to 11.2 GHz; 11.7 to 12.75 GHz; 13.4 to 13.65 GHz
Uplink polarization: Vertical and Horizontal
Downlink polarization: Vertical and Horizontal
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Ku-band   Beam 2

EIRP at beam peak > 55 dBW
G/T at beam peak > 9 dB/K
Uplink frequencies 13.75 to 14.5 GHz; 17.3 to 18.1 GHz
Downlink frequencies: 10.95 to 11.2 GHz; 11.7 to 12.75 GHz; 13.4 to 13.65 GHz
Uplink polarization: Vertical and Horizontal
Downlink polarization: Vertical and Horizontal
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Ka-band Multiple Steerable and Fixed Beams

EIRP at beam peak > 62 dBW
G/T at beam peak > 17 dB/K
Uplink frequencies  27.5 to 31.0 GHz;
Downlink frequencies: 17.7 to 21.2 GHz
Uplink polarization: LHCP and RHCP
Downlink polarization: LHCP and RHCP
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Our Africa locations include the following 49 countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Comoros, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of the Congo, The Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia,  Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.