Space-x successfully launched into orbit Israeli "Amos 17" communication satellite

Space-x successfully launched Israeli "Amos 17" satellite on the Falcon 9 launch carrier tonight.The launch was initially planned for the night between Saturday and Sunday, but was postponed due to a launcher valve failure. In a rainy weather area and the launch window tonight was postponed for half an hour following a lightning storm that occurred several hours before the launch. The launcher on which the satellite is stationed has been launched twice into space in the last two years and since it is his last mission - and it will not be recycled again - the amount of fuel is higher than normal. The satellite will provide services to Africa.
The satellite launch was scheduled to take place on Saturday night, but due to a malfunction of its engine valve, it was decided to postpone it for a few days. Now that the preparations are complete, it will be launched into space assuming no last-minute rejections due to the stormy weather prevailing in the area in recent days.
Space Communications operates three communications satellites, Amos 3 and Amos 4, which it owns and Amos 7, which it has been renting for the past two years. The launch is of great interest to many telecommunications companies, despite the difficulties experienced by a communications void with the loss of contact with Amos 5 and the failure of Amos September 6, 2016.
Amos 17 is expected to provide services mainly in Africa, which is why many companies on the continent are showing great interest. The continent is characterized by high growth potential, but is nevertheless faced with many difficulties in deploying media due to topographic conditions, personal security issues and distant population concentrations throughout the continent. Many see satellite communication as a solution to these problems.
The Israeli company, built by Boeing and estimated at $ 250 million, is supposed to reach a point 36,000 miles above Earth - a geostationary orbit ideal for communications satellites, as such a satellite remains above that point in the equator of a sphere The country, and can provide continuous communications services to a specific area. Amos 17 has been named after the point on its route, 17 degrees east - over Central Africa - and is expected to provide communications services primarily to this continent.
 Company CEO David Pollak explained before launching the uniqueness of Amos 17. “Amos 17 is a new and advanced generation in Boeing. It is the most advanced of the communications satellites used in the civilian world, which is why we chose it, "he said." There is great competition in Africa to provide communications. Everyone knows that this is the next destination, and we have been looking for what will differentiate us and what sets us apart is the special design we did. The Boeing digital record can bring our special design to fruition and so we chose them. "
Amos 17 is said to provide communications services mainly to the African continent, and should operate for about 20 years in space. "Africa is a huge continent in size, it's a fastest growing continent," the company said. "By the end of this century, Asia and Africa will be equal in population terms. Which also means that as far as the percentage of the young population is concerned - it will be the largest young population in the world. Therefore, there will be a demand for content.
The satellite itself should provide two and a half months of communications after launch, after undergoing a comprehensive series of tests.