Contact Lost with the AMOS-5 Communication Satellite

22/11/2015

Contact Lost with the AMOS-5 Communication Satellite

Tel Aviv: 22 November 2015: Spacecom (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: SCC), operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, today announced that all communications and signals from the AMOS-5 satellite at the 17 E orbital position have been lost. The failure occurred Saturday, 21 November 2015. The company is currently employing all of its capabilities and those of its partners to re-establish communication with the satellite and at this point, does not have further information regarding the cause of this anomaly.

"Spacecom is working around the clock, doing the utmost to speed service recovery for its customers. Our service teams are looking for solutions for our customers to enable their broadcast signals and data communications streams to continue with minimal interruption," commented Spacecom CEO and president, David Pollack.

About Spacecom:

Spacecom (Space-Communication Ltd.), operator of the AMOS-2 and AMOS-3 satellites co-located at 4 W, AMOS-5 located at 17 E, and AMOS-4 at 65 E, provides high-quality broadcast and communication services to Europe, the Middle East, the U.S. East Coast, Africa, and Asia via direct-to-home (DTH) and direct broadcast satellite (DBS) operators, Internet service providers (ISPs), telecom operators, network integrators and government agencies.

The company's planned launch of AMOS-6 in 2016 with extended coverage over Europe, Africa and the Middle East, including HTS spot-beams will further enhance its position as an emerging global satellite operator.

For more information, please visit: http://www.amos-spacecom.com/

Corporate Contact

World Media Contact

Josh Shuman, S&A Communications

+972-54-498-5833

joshs@shumanpr.com

US Media Contact

Jennifer Hoil, Sage Communications

+1-703-533-1863

jennifer@aboutsage.com

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