Palapa B2R

Indonesian communications satellite; refurbishment of Palapa B2. Palapa B2R was launched on April 13, 1990 aboard a Delta 6925-8 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (January 2001).

COSPAR 1990-034ANORAD 20570Indonesia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Palapa B2R
International designator: 1990-034A
NORAD catalog number: 20570
GCAT identifier: S20570
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/250

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: April 13, 1990 · 22:28 UTC
Launch record: 1990-034Success
Rocket: Delta 6925-8
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/D
Perigee: 35,800 km
Apogee: 35,864 km
Inclination: 0.05°
Status: Renamed
Status date: January 2001
Last known active: Jun 18, 2005
End of operations: Jun 18, 2005

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 Q12502231 (CC0).