 Amos 1 and Amos 2 were placed near each other to enable satellite users to aim once and reach either satellite from the same antenna.In 2009, Amos-1 was sold to Intelsat, and became Intelsat 24.Intelsat moved it over the Middle East, put it into an inclined orbit to conserve fuel, and rented its capacity to Tachyon Networks for US military communications.