INTELSAT 24 (IS-24) (23865)

COSPAR: 1996-030B | Alt Name: Amos 1

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Launch Details

Launch Date

May 16, 1996

Launch Site

FRGUI

Launch Pad

ELA2

Launch Vehicle

Ariane 44L

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

23865

International Designator

1996-030B

Epoch

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Inclination

12.61°

Right Ascension

34.13°

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Argument of Perigee

189.06°

Period

1482.75 min

Mean Motion

0.97 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

INTELSAT 24 (IS-24)

Alternative Name

Amos 1

Type

Payload

Status

Non-operational

Owner

IAIS

Country

Israel

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 23865U 96030B   26185.12873123 -.00000054  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991

2 23865  12.6093  34.1329 0008163 189.0635 353.5014  0.97117140108740

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Summary

INTELSAT 24 (IS-24), also known as Amos 1, is a communication satellite launched on May 16, 1996, from ELA2 launch pad at the Guiana Space Centre using an Ariane 44L launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 2.4 meters in length and 2 meters in diameter with a span of 10.6 meters when its solar arrays are deployed. It was manufactured by IAI for Israel Aerospace Industries (IAIS) and equipped with a dry mass of 479 kg, launch mass of 996 kg, and powered by two deployable solar arrays along with batteries. The satellite is configured with the AMOS Bus system, featuring an S400 motor, and includes equipment such as 7 (+2) Ku-band transponders for communication purposes. With a mission lifetime of 11 years, INTELSAT 24 has a box shape with two panels, an RCS (Reflective Cross Section) value of 33.0621 square meters, and serves its primary purpose as a communication satellite in orbit.

Physical Characteristics

Length

2.4

Diameter

Span

10.6

Dry Mass

479

Launch Mass

996

Shape

Box + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

33.0621

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Amos-1

Purpose

Communication

Mission

Communication

Manufacturer

IAI

Life Expectancy

11 years

Bus

Amos

Configuration

AMOS Bus

Motor

S400

Equipment

7 (+2) Ku-band transponders

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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