INTELSAT 24 / AMOS 1

Israel

International Sat. nº:

Israelian spacecraft nº: 5
AMOS= Affordable Modular Optimised Satellite

Launch data:

Designation23865 / 96030B
Launch date16 May 1996 - 01:56:29 UT
Launch site:Ko, ELA2
Launch vehicle:Ariane 44L (V86)
MissionMilitary/Commercial:
Communications
Geostationary orbit :
Perigee / Apogee 35767 x 35805 km
Eccentricity 4.74E-04
Inclination 4.8°
Period 1436.1 min

The satellite was operational on 1st July 1996

Specifications:

Prime contractorIsrael Aircraft Industries (IAI)
PlatformAMOS
OperatorIsrael Aircraft Industries
Mass at launch961 kg
Dry Mass580 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 11 years

Location:

BeginPositionRemarks
 31 Dec 2007 3.94° W 
 April 2009 1.53° W 

7 transponders in Ku-band; voice and vision communications; Central Europe, Middle East centered on Israel.

End of live:

Out of service:  Dec 2012
Cause:  

External links:

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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