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AMOS 17, 44479

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AMOS 17, 44479 is a payload satellite owned by IAI Spacecom (IL) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 06 Aug 2019 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

44479, 2019-050A

Orbit

GEO

Country

IL / ISRA

Related business

IAI Space Communications Ltd. (IL)

Manufacturer

Boeing/ES

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

BSS-702MP, R-4D?

Mass

5,500 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2019-08-06 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 17.5 m

Radar Cross Section

56.564 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 AMOS 17
1 44479U 19050A   26171.32409470  .00000105  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 44479   0.0218 319.1911 0001926 166.1374 276.8959  1.00274444 25214

Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:46:41.782Z)

Latitude

0.03417°

Longitude

17.0003°

Altitude

35,784.326 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 48m 51s

True Declination

0° 02' 03"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:41:28

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,795.041 km

Perigee altitude

35,778.799 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.057 km

Eccentricity

0.00019

Inclination

0.0218°

RAAN

319.1911°

Arg. of periapsis

166.1374°

True anomaly

276.87399°

Mean anomaly

276.8959°

Eccentric anomaly

276.88494°

Mean motion

0.25068 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.11 mins

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AMOS 17, 44479

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:46:41.782Z)

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