Alcatel Alenia Space To Supply Payload For Amos-3 Communications Satellite

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Illustration of the Amos satellite. Amos-3 is slated for launch at the end of 2007, allowing Spacecom to replace the Amos-1 geostationary communications satellite launched in 1996, which mission will end in 2008.

Paris, France (SPX) Sep 30, 2005
Alcatel Alenia Space announced Thursday a contract with Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) to supply Amos-3 communications satellite's payload.

IAI is building the satellite for Israeli operator, Space-Communication (Spacecom). Amos-3 is the first major contract announced by the newly formed company Alcatel Alenia Space.

Amos-3 is slated for launch at the end of 2007, allowing Spacecom to replace the Amos-1 geostationary communications satellite launched in 1996 and which mission will end in 2008. AMOS-3 will also expand the operator's range of Ku-band services and initiate Ka-band service to provide high-quality communications and broadcasting transmission services covering the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and parts of the Americas.

This contract covers the delivery to IAI of a communication payload with Ku and Ka-band transponders (including a four-antenna system) as well as a Telecommand and Ranging system by beginning of 2007. The payload will be assemble in Alcatel Alenia Space plant in Toulouse with part of its equipments provided by its site in Rome.

Following the contract signature, Pascale Sourisse, Chairman and CEO of Alcatel Alenia Space, pointed out that "We are delighted to be awarded the Amos-3 payload contract, an achievement showing the renewed confidence of IAI towards our company after the two successful previous cooperations on Amos-1 and Amos-2 contracts whose payloads were respectively provided by Alcatel Space and Alenia Spazio".

AMOS-3 is the fourth commercial telecom contract announced by Alcatel in 2005. Other contracts were StarOne C2, Alphabus and Thaicom 5.

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