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
Orbit
Country
US / ITSORelated business
Manufacturer
IAI
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
AMOS, S400
Mass
996 kg wet, 479 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 5.3 m
Radar Cross Section
10.885 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 17 hours ago
0 INTELSAT 24 (AMOS 1)
1 23865U 96030B 26093.54453782 -.00000103 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
2 23865 12.4523 34.8352 0008194 216.6199 344.7629 0.97118014107851Epoch: 2026-04-03T13:04Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-03T13:04:08.067Z)
Latitude
-4.51283°
Longitude
-152.1602°
Altitude
36,660.786 km
Speed
3.044 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 43m 00s
True Declination
-4° 30' 30"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:26:54
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,730.824 km
Perigee altitude
36,660.234 km
Semi-major axis
43,073.666 km
Eccentricity
0.00082
Inclination
12.4523°
RAAN
34.8352°
Arg. of periapsis
216.6199°
True anomaly
344.7382°
Mean anomaly
344.7629°
Eccentric anomaly
344.75055°
Mean motion
0.24279 °/min
Orbital period
1,482.78 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #30 in the year 1996 (1996-05-16 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 531 mins | 2026-04-04 05:37:08.859Z | 255.994° W | 2026-04-04 06:00:08.859Z | 256.131° W | 24.613° | 2026-04-04 14:28:08.859Z | 244.2° WSW |
| 358 mins | 2026-04-04 23:39:08.859Z | 249.164° W | 2026-04-05 05:37:08.859Z | 263.892° W | 16.863° | 2026-04-05 05:37:08.859Z | 263.892° W |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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