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Palapa C2

retired

Identification

Position146° E (18.4° W)
NORAD / COSPAR23864 / 1996-030A
OperatorPT Indosat Tbk
OrbitGEO

Hardware

ManufacturerBoeing (Hughes)
ModelHS-601
Mass3014 kg
Dry mass1740 kg

Launch

Launch siteGuiana Space Center
Launch vehicleAriane 44L

Comment

30 C-band, 6 Ku-band; voice and vision communications to a large area bounded by Iran, Vlodivostok, Australia, and New Zealand.

Lifetime
16 May 1996Launched
15 yrDesign life
30.3 yrElapsed
ExpiredRemaining
May 2011End of life
Satellite is retired