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INTELSAT 24 (AMOS 1), 23865

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INTELSAT 24 (AMOS 1), 23865 is a payload satellite owned by IAI Spacecom (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 16 May 1996 UTC via an ARIANE 44L launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

23865, 1996-030B

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

IAI Space Communications Ltd. (Unknown / ITSO)

Manufacturer

IAI

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

AMOS, S400

Mass

996 kg wet, 479 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1996-05-16 (29 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 44L

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 5.3 m

Radar Cross Section

10.885 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 INTELSAT 24 (AMOS 1)
1 23865U 96030B   25200.03739171 -.00000070  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 23865  11.9953  36.7536 0010235 173.2171   4.7072  0.97117253105345

Epoch: 2025-07-19T00:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-19T00:53:50.643Z)

Latitude

0.43593°

Longitude

-95.8007°

Altitude

36,650.518 km

Speed

3.045 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 18m 57s

True Declination

0° 26' 08"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-11.35241°

Longitude

15.70696°

Altitude

36,715.665 km

Speed

3.041 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 42m 05s

Apparent Declination

-18° 33' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:07:10

Azimuth

186.955° SSW

Elevation

31.239°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,739.845 km

Perigee altitude

36,651.673 km

Semi-major axis

43,073.896 km

Eccentricity

0.00102

Inclination

11.9953°

RAAN

36.7536°

Arg. of periapsis

173.2171°

True anomaly

4.71684°

Mean anomaly

4.7072°

Eccentric anomaly

4.71202°

Mean motion

0.24279 °/min

Orbital period

1,482.79 mins

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Other satellites on launch #30 in the year 1996 (1996-05-16 UTC)

PALAPA C2, 23864

ARIANE 44L+3 R/B, 23866

ARIANE 44L+3 DEB (SPELDA, 23867

INTELSAT 24 (AMOS 1) Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
1440 mins	2025-07-20 09:14:00.613Z	186.953° SSW	2025-07-20 20:17:00.613Z	202.988° SW	39.508°	2025-07-21 09:14:00.613Z	200.79° SSW

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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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Check out INTELSAT 24 (AMOS 1), 23865 on other resources

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