SatelliteFinance understands that Israeli satellite operator Spacecom’s Amos-5 may have experienced a number of anomalies relating to its propulsion sub-system, which could result in a partial loss claim.
Sources have suggested that the company, via…
SatelliteFinance understands that Israeli satellite operator Spacecom’s Amos-5 may have experienced a number of anomalies relating to its propulsion sub-system, which could result in a partial loss claim.
Sources have suggested that the company, via broker Marsh, has filed a notice of occurrence with insurers which would then lead to a claim.
Amos-5, which was launched in December 2011, was the first commercial version of ISS Reshetnev’s Ekpress-1000N platform and the only one of Spacecom’s satellites not built by its partner Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
As well as Amos-5, the Ekpress-1000N platform has been used for Telekomunikasi Indonesia’s Telkom-3, which was the victim of the Proton launch failure at the beginning of August, and Gazprom Space Systems’ Yamal-300K satellite, which was successfully launched at the beginning of November but has yet to complete in-orbit acceptance.
Spacecom’s next satellite due to be launched is the IAI-built Amos-4, which slated to be lofted on a Land Launch rocket in Q2 2013. That spacecraft will be placed at 65E to provide Ku and Ka-band services across Russia, the Indian sub-continent and the Middle East.
In a statement, Spacecom told SatelliteFinance: “Amos 5 was successfully launched in December 2011 and commenced commercial operations in January 2012. The satellite has been providing, since then, the highest level of quality and uninterrupted service to our customers. A few anomalies affected some redundancies in the satellite’s propulsion system but as stated, have no impact on the satellite’s high quality services.”
