AMOS-6

Summary

AMOS-6 is a communications satellite^[1]. AMOS-6 ranks in the top 3% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• AMOS-6's instance of is recorded as communications satellite^[3].
• AMOS-6's instance of is recorded as former entity^[4].
• AMOS-6's operator is recorded as Spacecom^[5].
• AMOS-6's follows is recorded as AMOS-4^[6].
• AMOS-6's followed by is recorded as AsiaSat 8^[7].
• AMOS-6's manufacturer is recorded as Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd^[8].
• AMOS-6's manufacturer is recorded as MDA Space^[9].
• AMOS-6's manufacturer is recorded as Thales Alenia Space^[10].
• AMOS-6's manufacturer is recorded as Alliant Techsystems^[11].
• AMOS-6's manufacturer is recorded as Emcore^[12].
• AMOS-6's manufacturer is recorded as ArianeGroup^[13].
• AMOS-6's part of is recorded as AMOS^[14].
• AMOS-6's Commons category is recorded as Amos-6 mishap^[15].
• AMOS-6's space launch vehicle is recorded as Falcon 9 Full Thrust^[16].
• AMOS-6's country of origin is recorded as Israel^[17].
• AMOS-6's powered by is recorded as S400^[18].
• AMOS-6's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array^[19].
• AMOS-6's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[20].
• AMOS-6 was dissolved in +2016-09-01T00:00:00Z^[21].
• AMOS-6's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2016-09-03T00:00:00Z^[22].
• AMOS-6's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k8qxn2^[23].
• AMOS-6's spacecraft bus is recorded as AMOS^[24].
• AMOS-6's cause of destruction is recorded as explosion^[25].
• AMOS-6's launch contractor is recorded as SpaceX^[26].
• AMOS-6's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40^[27].

Why It Matters

AMOS-6 ranks in the top 3% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).^[2] AMOS-6 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] AMOS-6 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]