Amos 6 Satellite Explosion

Spacex has suffered a failure during the static test fire of the falcon 9 rocket that was to help haul the amos 6 satellite to geostationary orbit later this week.

Amos 6 satellite explosion. Amos 6 was intended to be launched on flight 29 of a spacex falcon 9 to geosynchronous transfer orbit on 3 september 2016. Why it matters smarter every day 138. It was intended to provide broadband for the coast of the us. Cbs evening news 20 051 views 1 32 spacex plosions.

Spacex explosion destroys satellite duration. Spacecom s amos 6 satellite was destroyed in a spacex rocket explosion the morning of sept. The rocket suffered an. 1 2016 days before its scheduled launch.

Amos 6 satellite to be launched by facebook was manufactured by israel aerospace industries for israeli company spacecom via brian solis flickr following the explosion of facebook s israeli built satellite amos 6 last week during a test launch by elon musk s company spacex in florida all eyes are on the future of israel s space industry. There were no injuries. Washington an explosion on a florida launch pad early sept. Spacecom s amos 6 an estimated 200 million communications satellite built by state owned israel aerospace industries iai was deemed a total loss after the space x falcon 9 launcher to which it was attached exploded during a static engine test yesterday thursday.

The loss of amos 6 is a severe blow to communications provider spacecom as the company had recently announced it has been sold for 285 million to beijing xinwei technology group in a deal contingent on the capacity of the amos 6 satellite. On 1 september 2016 during the run up to a static fire test there was an anomaly on the launch pad resulting in an explosion and the loss of the vehicle and amos 6. Here s picture of falcon 9 with spacecom s amos 6 telecommunications satellite on cape canaveral air force station.