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Agila-1
Indonesian communications satellite; later the first Filipino-owned satellite. Agila-1 was launched on March 20, 1987 aboard a Delta 3920/PAM from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (August 1996).
COSPAR 1987-029ANORAD 17706Indonesia
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Palapa B2P
- Common name
- Agila-1
- International designator
- 1987-029A
- NORAD catalog number
- 17706
- GCAT identifier
- S17706
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Palapa B
- Owner
- Perumtel
- Country
- Indonesia
- Builder
- Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
- Platform (bus)
- HS-376
Launch
- Date
- March 20, 1987 · 22:22 UTC
- Launch record
- 1987-029Success
- Rocket
- Delta 3920/PAM
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,769 km
- Apogee
- 35,807 km
- Inclination
- 0.04°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- August 1996
- Last known active
- Jan 18, 1998
- End of operations
- Jan 18, 1998
Size
- Mass
- 660 kg
- Dry mass
- 500 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 1,203 kg
- Length
- 6.9 m
- Diameter
- 2.20 m
- Span
- 6.9 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12502230 (CC0).