Amos 1

Also called Intelsat 24

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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

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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)

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End of life

Out of service	Jul 2012
Cause	moved to the junk orbit

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Technical data

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EIRP coverage at 4°W (dBW)

Central Europe
Middle East

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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

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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

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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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