Palapa A2
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Palapa A2 was an Indonesian communications satellite that formed part of the early Palapa series, providing regional telecommunications services across Southeast Asia.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial satellite
ⓘ
communications satellite ⓘ |
| callSignMeaning | Palapa refers to Gajah Mada’s Palapa Oath in Indonesian history NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| COSPARId | 1977-018A ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator | Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coverageArea |
ASEAN region
NERFINISHED
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Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deactivation | mission completed and retired after exceeding design life ⓘ |
| designLife | 7 years ⓘ |
| followedBy | Palapa B1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchContractor | McDonnell Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| launchDate |
1977
ⓘ
1977-03-10 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Delta 2914 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hughes Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType | commercial communications ⓘ |
| NORADId | 09852 ⓘ |
| notableFor | being part of one of the earliest regional satellite systems in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| numberOfTransponders | 12 ⓘ |
| operator | Perumtel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorType | state-owned telecommunications operator ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | geosynchronous ⓘ |
| orbitType | geostationary orbit ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Palapa satellite series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Palapa A1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | Indonesian national satellite program ⓘ |
| purpose |
data communications
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telecommunications ⓘ telephone services ⓘ television broadcasting ⓘ |
| seriesOrdinal | second satellite in the Palapa A series ⓘ |
| serviceStart | late 1970s ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | HS-333 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| transponderBand | C-band ⓘ |
| usedFor |
international telephone links within Southeast Asia
ⓘ
regional satellite television distribution in Indonesia ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
PALAPA B1