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Palapa C2

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CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1996-030ALaunched 5/16/1996

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Palapa C2/Amos 1
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L 44L-3
Launch Date: 5/16/1996
Last Contact: 10/31/2016

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,787 km
Inclination: 0.07 deg
Dry Mass: 1,669 kg
Total Mass: 2,989 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: B

Organizations

Operator: PT Satelit Nusantara Tiga (SNT)
Manufacturer: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1996-030A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/551