The new satellite, like its predecessor, will be positioned 36,000 kilometers above the Earth, and it will lie close to AMOS-1, so that the two can share a single space antenna.

It is 3-axis body stabilised using Sun and Earth sensors, momentum and reaction wheels.

Its solar array generates 1900 watts power, backed up by 24 A·h nickel–cadmium batteries.

France sold the launch orbital position to another customer, due to what it claimed were delays in the satellite's production.

AMOS-2 was launched on 27 December 2003, at 21:30:00 UTC from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan and it serves clients in three service regions: Middle East (including Israel), Europe and eastern coast of United States.