Spacecom: Fix Should Give Amos-5 Its Full 15 Years

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Satellite fleet operator Spacecom of Israel on Nov. 1 said the builder of Spacecom's Amos-5 satellite has figured a workaround for a power supply anomaly that likely will enable Amos-5 to operate for its full 15-year service life. Amos-5 was launched in December 2011 and operates from 17 degrees east, a new Spacecom slot that the company is using to develop its business in Africa. Amos-5 was built by ISS Reshetnev of Russia. Following the recent discovery of a problem with Amos-5's power supply, Reshetnev had told Spacecom that Amos-5 might face an 11-month reduction to its operating life, and perhaps more depending on how the situation developed. The announcement sent Spacecom's stock tumbling on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. In its Nov. 1 statement, Spacecom said Reshetnev has concluded a fresh assessment of the satellite's fuel supply and concluded it can operate the eight on-board thrusters for 15 years.