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Paksat-1
Pakistani (originally Indonesian) communications satellite. Paksat-1 was launched on February 1, 1996 aboard a Atlas IIAS from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (November 2000).
COSPAR 1996-006ANORAD 23779Indonesia
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Palapa C1
- Common name
- Paksat-1
- International designator
- 1996-006A
- NORAD catalog number
- 23779
- GCAT identifier
- S23779
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Palapa C
- Owner
- Satelindo
- Country
- Indonesia
- Builder
- Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
- Platform (bus)
- HS-601
Launch
- Date
- February 1, 1996 · 01:15 UTC
- Launch record
- 1996-006Success
- Rocket
- Atlas IIAS
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,493 km
- Apogee
- 36,083 km
- Inclination
- 0.05°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- November 2000
- Last known active
- August 2006
- End of operations
- Jan 4, 2012
Size
- Mass
- 2,989 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,600 kg
- Length
- 4.5 m
- Diameter
- 2.80 m
- Span
- 20.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q7126055 (CC0).