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Spaceom Satellite Communications won a $27.6 million five year contract to supply satellite communications from its Amos 5 satellite.
The Amos 5 satellite is scheduled to launch in December and the new contract will allow the company to expand its services to African countries.
The first of Spaceom's satellite fleet Amos 1, was launched in 1996 and currently consists of Amos 2 and Amos 3.
Amos 5 to be launched later this year will deliver to the entire African continent with access to Europe and the Middle East. Amos 4 is scheduled to commence operations in 2013 extending Spacecom's footprint to Asia and Russia as well as the Middle East and Europe.
Amos 6 is expected to become operational in 2014.