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Palapa B1

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1983-059CLaunched 6/18/1983

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: PAM-D Deploy/SPAS
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 6/18/1983
Last Contact: 10/22/1995

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,785.5 km
Inclination: 0.09 deg
Dry Mass: 500 kg
Total Mass: 1,202 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: PT Perusahaan Umum Telekomunikasi (PT Perumtel)
Manufacturer: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)

Constellation

Name: Palapa GEO fleet
Active Satellites: 0

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1983-059C