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INTELSAT 24 (AMOS 1), 23865

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INTELSAT 24 (AMOS 1), 23865 is a payload satellite 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

18 hours ago

Origin

IAI Space Communications Ltd. (IL)

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, 10.54 m

Radar Cross Section

10.885 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 24 (AMOS 1)
1 23865U 96030B   25141.44524233 -.00000092  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 23865  11.8956  37.1787 0007929 180.2501  31.7062  0.97118101104779

Epoch: 2025-05-21T10:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-21T10:41:08.937Z)

Latitude

-6.29127°

Longitude

-150.98613°

Altitude

36,665.943 km

Speed

3.044 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 34m 31s

True Declination

-6° 17' 06"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

11.07317°

Longitude

109.39218°

Altitude

36,681.023 km

Speed

3.043 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 33m 11s

Apparent Declination

6° 03' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:29:49

Azimuth

253.911° W

Elevation

27.3°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,729.663 km

Perigee altitude

36,661.356 km

Semi-major axis

43,073.646 km

Eccentricity

0.00079

Inclination

11.8956°

RAAN

37.1787°

Arg. of periapsis

180.2501°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

31.7062°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24279 °/min

Orbital period

1,482.78 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.
449 mins	2025-05-22 04:30:03.164Z	253.894° W	2025-05-22 04:30:03.164Z	253.894° W	24.633°	2025-05-22 11:59:03.164Z	242.291° WSW
524 mins	2025-05-22 19:46:03.164Z	246.112° WSW	2025-05-23 03:33:03.164Z	263.007° W	17.834°	2025-05-23 04:30:03.164Z	262.924° W

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