The Wrath of God! AMOS 5 the Satellite coy that yanked off Radio Biafra has gone MISSING in space

The Wrath of God!  AMOS 5 the Satellite coy that yanked of Radio Biafra  has gone MISSING in space

Who said that God is not with Biafrans, Anyone who comes against Biafrans gets immediate punishment from God. Remember Amos 5? That was the Israel satellite communication company that Radio Biafra was initially using. 

The Nigerian government however in their bid to stop Radio Biafra broadcasts bribed them to yank Radio Biafra of from their grid. According to Nnamdi Kanu, the director of Radio Biafra, Nigeria paid millions to buy off Satlink through an American company called RSS. The new owners, already in the payroll of Nigeria therefore delisted Radio Biafra from their service.

However, the indomitable Radio Biafra found another satellite company willing to broadcast their messages.

If not for the resilience of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who quickly found an alternative, the Nigerian government would have succeeded. Nigeria had already boasted after bring the company that "they have JAMMED Radio Biafra."

Do you how God punished them? Amos 5 satellite has gone missing in space! 

Communication with the satellite was lost since Saturday.

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According to Isreal Hayom, the communications satellite's owner, Spacecom, has no explanation for loss of contact, and expects that even a total loss will have only a minor effect on finances. 

Amos 5 was launched in 2011 and generates $40 million in Internet and TV orders annually.

Ilan Gattegno

The Amos 5 satellite Photo credit: Reuters

Customers whose communication services are provided by Israel's Amos 5 satellite found themselves at loose ends on Saturday when contact with the satellite was lost at 6:45 a.m.

In a report to investors and the Israel Stock Exchange, Spacecom, which owns the Amos 5, said it had no explanation for what specifically had caused it to lose contact with the satellite. A mechanical failure, a short circuit, or being struck by a meteor or space junk are all possibilities.

Amos 5,  includes 68 segments and covers the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. According to Spacecom records, Amos 5 has generated a total of $140 million in service orders. The satellite generates some $40 million in revenue annually and its worth is assessed at between $190 and $160 million.

Amos 5 is insured by an international syndicate for $158 million. In the letter to investors, Spacecom stated that initial calculations indicated that a total failure of the satellite would have only a marginal effect on the company's capital.

Eurocom Group, which holds the rights to the satellite's position at 17 degrees east will now have to locate a replacement satellite. A new satellite can be built and launched, or another satellite already in space and available for purchase can be acquired and moved into position to continue providing Internet and television services to the African market.

Only last week, reports were published that Spacecom had been contracted to provide television and Internet services to Cameroon.

The news that contact with Amos 5 has been lost comes as Eurocom, which owns 64.5% of Spacecom, is in the process of selling the company, whose market value recently stood at 1.1 billion shekels ($280 million).