Palapa C1

Indonesia

Spacecraft nº:

Indonesia satellite nº: 7

Also called Anatolia 1 and HGS-3 - Name changed to: Paksat 1

Launch data:

Designation	23779 / 96006A
Launch date	01 Feb 1996 - 01:15:01 UT
Launch site	CC, LC36B
Launch vehicle	Atlas-2AS (AC-126 #98)
Mission	Communications
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	35962 x 36007 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	1.9 deg
Period	1445.8 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor
Platform	Hughes HS-601
Operator
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Operated	1996-1999 Sold to HGS 1999

Location:

Begin	End	Position
L: 01 Feb 1996	Mar 1996	124°E
mid-Mar 1996	Jun 1996	113°E
late Aug 1996	Nov 2000	150.5°E
Dec 2000		50°E, became Anatolia 1

End of live:

Out of service:	Dec 2012
Cause:

Description:

30 C-band, 6 Ku-band; voice and TV communications to the Pakistan and Middle East; satellite not operational at full capacity.

Mission details:

After testing faulty batteries for Ku-band transponders were discovered. This could lead to the transponders not being marketed. Each transponder is worth $799,000 in revenue a year. The satellite entered service on 23 March 1996.

6 of the 34 transponders are owned by PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara, the remaining by PT Satelindo

The satellite experienced a failure on 1 Dec 1998 of electrical nature which caused the satellite to loose ability to recharge batteries. This mean eclipse backup loss.

After this event, insurance claims were placed and paid. HGS then bought the satellite from the insurers and and developed the procedures necessary to maintain full geostationary service operations except during eclipse itself and brief periods on either side of each eclipse event. Kalitel, a San Diego-based telecommunications solutions provider leased the satellite and will place it in service at 50°E with the assistance of Turk Telekom.

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Ref: #7(JR615), #228 - update: 19.02.14