Palapa-C1
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Names | HGS-3 Anatolia-1 Paksat-1 |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (SATELINDO) |
COSPAR ID | 1996-006A |
SATCAT no. | 23779 |
Website | https://indosatooredoo.com/ |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 15 years (achieved) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Palapa-C1 |
Spacecraft type | Boeing 601 |
Bus | HS-601 |
Manufacturer | Hughes Space and Communications Company |
Launch mass | 3,014 kg (6,645 lb) |
Dry mass | 1,740 kg (3,840 lb) |
Dimensions | Span: 21 m (69 ft) |
Power | 3730 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 1 February 1996, 01:15:01 UTC |
Rocket | Atlas IIAS (AC-126) |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC-36B |
Contractor | Lockheed Martin |
Entered service | April 1996 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
Deactivated | 2011 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 113° East (1996-1998) 38° East (2002-2011) |
Transponders | |
Band | 34 transponders: 30 C-band 4 Ku-band |
Bandwidth | 36 MHz (C-band), 72 MHz (Ku-band) |
Coverage area | Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Japan, Australia |
Palapa-C1 is an Indonesian communications satellite which reached its target orbit on 1 February 1996. It was built by Hughes Space and Communications Company for Indonesian telecommunications provider PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (SATELINDO).[1]
Satellite description
PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (SATELINDO) chose Hughes in April 1993. It was based on the HS-601 satellite bus. Construction was done at El Segundo, California. Hughes also augmented the new master control station at Daan Mogot City near Jakarta. It had 30 C-band transponders and 4 Ku-band transponders. It was due to be located in geosynchronous orbit at 113° East above the equator.[1]
Launch
Palapa-C1 was launched by a Atlas IIAS launch vehicle on 1 February 1996 at 01:15:01 UTC.[2] The satellites were launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida.[2] The liquid apogee engine of the satellite then raises it to geostationary orbit.[3]
HGS-3
Hughes Global Services purchased the satellite and renamed HGS-3.[3]
Anatolia-1
The satellite was renamed Antolia-1.[3]
PakSat-1
The satellite was renamed in December 2002, Paksat-1, by the Pakistan Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Display: PALAPA-C1 1996-006A". NASA. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Palapa-C1 / HGS-3 / Anatolia-1 / Paksat-1". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
Category:Communications satellites Category:Communications in Indonesia Category:Satellites of Indonesia Category:Spacecraft launched in 1996 Category:Spacecraft launched by Atlas rockets Category:1996 in Indonesia
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