Amos-4 in orbit, with ales Alenia Space RF equipment

02 September 2013

Spacecoms new satellite will boost Ku- and Ka-band capacity, enabling the operator to deliver top-quality communications and broadcasting services in Israel and around the world

Rome, September 2, 2013 - The Amos 4 telecommunications satellite, featuring radio frequency (RF) equipment built by Thales Alenia Space under contract to Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI), was successfully launched August 31st from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Payload performance still to be verified during the Payload In-Orbit-Test (IOT) which is planned to start at mid-September 2013.

IAI built the Amos-4 satellite for Spacecom Ltd, the Israeli satellite services operator.

Amos-4 will increase the operators Ku- and Ka-band capacity, enabling it to expand its top-quality communications and broadcasting services in Israel and international markets.

The satellite weighed about 3 metric tons at launch, and offers payload power of more than 4 kW. Amos-4 will be placed into a geostationary orbit, in a different orbital position than its predecessors, the Amos-1, 2 and 3 satellites. These three satellites are positioned in geostationary orbit at 4 West, allowing Spacecom Ltd. to provide communications services for the Middle East, Central Europe and the United States.

Amos-4 will be positioned in 65 East, allowing Spacecom to provide services to a much wider range of customers, with higher quality, while expanding its footprint to include Asia.

Following Amos-1, Amos-2 and Amos-3, todays launch of Amos 4 reflects the long-standing cooperation between IAI and Thales Alenia Space, as well as the latters leading role in the satellite telecommunications market.

About Thales Alenia Space

The European leader in satellite systems and a major player in orbital infrastructures, Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Finmeccanica (33%). Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio embody the two groups' Space Alliance . Thales Alenia Space sets the global standard in solutions for space telecommunications, radar and optical Earth observation, defence and security, navigation and science. With consolidated revenues of 2.1 billion Euros in 2012, Thales Alenia Space has 7,500 employees in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium and United States.

Thales Alenia Space Press Contact

Sandrine Bielecki - Tel: +33 (0)4 92 92 70 94

sandrine.bielecki@thalesaleniaspace.com

Tiziana Ebano -Tel: +39 06 41512574

tiziana.ebano@thalesaleniaspace.com

Tarik Lahlou - Tel: +33 (0)4 92 92 68 45

tarik.lahlou@thalesaleniaspace.com

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