>>11262807https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos-17https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-amos-17-satellite-successfully-launched-into-space/#gs.f56q8kmassive weight for a commercial satellite
massive fuel if supply if it's really above 50% of the weight
especially to get to an above africa orbit from where they started anyway
massive reaction engine
despite being a commercial satellite intended to stay above africa
strange shape
only four dishes
well
odd history of failed launches, last minute explosions and complete loss of similar systems
but it's obviously just a normal communication satellite
because africa needs com satellites that weigh more than double of the average
it also seems to regularly change location
which must suck for phone or internet connection
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_702 is what this satellite is based on
quite the differences
the one they replaced magically is staying at the same 42.000 km despite being uncontrollable due to power failure of generator 1
might still be a normal com satellite
that just happens to have more fuel than is necessary
and somewhat regularly changes it's position
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos-5I wonder how they got this so very light thing with almost no fuel into the right orbit.
So strange.
But the strangest really is how Amos 17 looks or that despite being on basis of Boeing it was designed out of Israel, out of Spacescom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Satellite_Systems_ReshetnevHave a look how the Reshetnev leaders look like, all of them.
