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Amos 1


Also called Intelsat 24

General


Designation 23865 / 96030B
Launch date 16 May 1996
Country of origin Israel
Mission Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit see below
Launch vehicle Ariane V86

Cost: $250 million. The Israeli government supports the program since 1991 with $15 million per year. Launch was insured for over $145 million The satellite was operational on 1st July 1996


Location


Begin End Position
L: 16 May 1996 Sep 2008 4°W
Oct 2008 Aug 2009 1.5°W, inclined
Nov 2009 Jun 2011 47.3°E, inclined, renamed Intelsat 24
To cover East Asia
Sep 2011 Jul 2012 31°E (beam centered on Koweit and Sardinia/Mediterranean Sea)


End of life


Out of service Jul 2012
Cause moved to the junk orbit


sat-index articles


Technical data



EIRP coverage at 4°W (dBW)


Central Europe
Middle East

Specifications


Prime contractor Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI)
Platform AMOS
Mass at launch 961 kg
Mass in orbit 580 kg
Dimensions 2.33 x 2.39 x 2.07 m
Solar array 10.55 m span
Stabilization 3-axis
DC power BOL: 1231 W
Design lifetime 10 years


Ku-band (11/14 GHz)


Main transponders 7
Backup transponders 2
Power 34 W
Bandwidth 72 MHz
Coverage Middle East: 3 transponders
Central Europe: 4 transponders
EIRP max 54 dBW
G/T max 14 dB/K
SFD max -74 dBW/m²
Polarization Linear H/V
Frequencies Uplink: 14.17 - 14.5 GHz
Downlink: 11 - 11.45 GHz


Transponder frequency chart (GHz)


Transponder Polarization Downlink
Frequency
Uplink
Frequency
1 V 10.990 14.040
2 V 11.074 14.124
3 V 11.158 14.208
7 H 11.158 14.208
8 H 11.242 14.292
9 H 11.326 14.376
10 H 11.410 14.460
4 V 11.492 14.292
5 V 11.576 14.376
6 V 11.660 14.460
Horizontal transponders are to Central Europe, Vertical transponders are to the Middle East


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