Amos 6 (Failure before launch)
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Falcon 9 Full Thrust
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Provider
SpaceX
Profile →USA • Founded 2002
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Mission Brief
**FAILURE: Rocket and payload lost during anomaly originating around the upper stage oxygen tank during propellant load few minutes before static fire on Sept 1, 1307UTC.** Built to replace the existing AMOS-2 satellite, AMOS-6 will be positioned in a geostationary orbit at 4 degrees west. The 5500kg craft will contain 43 Ku/Ka-band transponders and 2 S-band transponders to provide communications coverage for Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The 2 solar arrays on the craft will provide 9kW of power for the satellite’s 16 year expected lifetime.
Mission Timeline
20 / 20100%Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Weather
- Condition
- No formal weather concerns published
- Temperature
- N/A
- Wind
- N/A
- GO Probability
- 0%
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
