AMOS 1 [Spacecom]
The Israeli AMOS 1 (Affordable Modular Optimized Satellite) communications satellite was developed by Israel Aircraft Industries with assistance from DASA and Alcatel Espace for Spacecom.
The 1000 kg-class satellite carried 7 Ku-band transponders (plus two spares) for Eurasian communications services, including Direct-To-Home TV broadcasting and VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminals) applications.
After shared launch on an Ariane-44L H10-3 rocket in 1996, it was operated was placed in its allocated slot at 4° West longitude. Later the AMOS 2 satellite was colocated.
In 2009 the satellite was sold to Intelsat, which used it from an inclined orbit at 47.3° East under the designation Intelsat 24.
Nation: | Israel |
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Type / Application: | Communication |
Operator: | Spacecom Ltd. |
Contractors: | IAI |
Equipment: | 7 (+2) Ku-band transponders |
Configuration: | AMOS Bus |
Propulsion: | S400 |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 11 years |
Mass: | 961 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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AMOS 1 → Intelsat 24 | 1996-030B | 16.05.1996 | Ko ELA-2 | Ariane-44L H10-3 | with Palapa C2 |