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Telkom 1

Indonesian communications satellite. Telkom 1 was launched on August 12, 1999 aboard a Ariane 42P from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1999-042ANORAD 25880Indonesia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Telkom 1
International designator
1999-042A
NORAD catalog number
25880
GCAT identifier
S25880
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/551

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
Telkom
Owner
Telkom
Country
Indonesia
Builder
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems/Sunnyvale
Platform (bus)
A2100

Launch

Date
August 12, 1999 · 22:52 UTC
Launch record
1999-042Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,779 km
Apogee
35,793 km
Inclination
0.02°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Aug 26, 2017
End of operations
Aug 26, 2017

Size

Mass
2,763 kg
Dry mass
1,500 kg
Length
4.1 m
Diameter
3.60 m
Span
22.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16061350 (CC0).