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Palapa B2P

Delta 3920/PAM launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on March 20, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 20, 1987 · 22:22 UTCLaunch 1987-029Launch no. 3,164 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 20, 1987, 22:22
Launch designation
1987-029
Mission
Palapa B2P
Vehicle flight ID
D182

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
37,616 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.2 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Palapa B2P1987-029ANORAD 17706PT Perusahaan Umum Telekomunikasi (PT Perumtel)Communications660 kgRenamed · August 1996

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.