SpaceX launches Falcon 9 loaded with Israel's AMOS-17
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Published: 27th Apr, 2020
US carrier rocket Falcon 9 loaded with Israeli AMOS-17 communication satellite successfully lifted off from a space center in Florida.
US carrier rocket Falcon 9 loaded with Israeli AMOS-17 communication satellite successfully lifted off from a space center in Florida.
Falcon 9 launches AMOS-17 off Pad 40 in Florida, marking this booster's third flight and SpaceX's 25th reflight of an orbit class rocket.
The rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Amos-17 is set to replace Amos-5 satellite launched in 2011.Communication with Amos-5 was lost in 2015.
Amos-17, built by Boeing, will provide Ka, Ku and C-band signal transmission and expand Israeli communications satellite operator Spacecom's coverage in Africa, the Middle East and Europe.