TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s Spacecom Satellite Communications Ltd. is scrambling to contain fallout from a surprise loss of fuel that will prematurely end the life of its Amos 5i, a second-hand satellite acquired late last year to ease the firm’s reach into Africa and Asia.

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