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Intelsat 24
Decommissioned commercial communication satellite. Intelsat 24 was launched on May 16, 1996 aboard a Ariane 44L from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (July 2009).
COSPAR 1996-030BNORAD 23865Israel
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Amos 1
- Common name
- Intelsat 24
- Payload designation
- Amos-1
- International designator
- 1996-030B
- NORAD catalog number
- 23865
- GCAT identifier
- S23865
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- AMOS
- Owner
- IAI Spacecom
- Country
- Israel
- Builder
- Israeli Aircraft Industries, Mabat factory
- Platform (bus)
- Amos
Launch
- Date
- May 16, 1996 · 01:56 UTC
- Launch record
- 1996-030Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 44L
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,767 km
- Apogee
- 35,804 km
- Inclination
- 0.05°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- July 2009
- Last known active
- July 2012
- End of operations
- Sep 21, 2012
Size
- Mass
- 996 kg
- Dry mass
- 479 kg
- Length
- 2.4 m
- Diameter
- 2.00 m
- Span
- 10.6 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14967 (CC0).