Intelsat 24
Amos 1 / Intelsat 24 | |
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Start date | May 16, 1996 |
Launcher | Ariane 4 4L V86 |
Launch site | ELA-2 , Guyana Space Center |
Takeoff mass | 961 kg |
Mass in orbit | 580 kg |
Manufacturer | Israel Aircraft Industries |
lifespan | 12 years |
operator | Intelsat |
Playback information | |
Transponder | 7 Ku-Band + 2 backup |
Transponder performance | 38 W. |
Bandwidth | 9 × 72 MHz |
EIRP | Ku band Southeast Europe 52 dBW Ku band Israel 54 dBW |
Others | |
Electrical power | Start: 1300W, end: 1150W |
position | |
First position | 4 ° west |
Actual position | 47.3 ° East |
List of geostationary satellites |
Intelsat 24 is a commercial communications satellite operated by the satellite operator Intelsat . It was launched in 1996 under the name Amos 1 for Space Communication Ltd (Spacecom) based in Israel and positioned at 4 ° West. In autumn 2009 the satellite was moved to the position 47.3 ° East and renamed Intelsat 24 .
On board were u. a. 450 kg of a fuel mixture of monomethylhydrazine and MON-3 .
reception
The satellite can be received in Europe and the Middle East , the transmission takes place in the Ku band .
See also
Web links
- Technical data and footprints ( Memento of November 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English; PDF; 0.5 MB)