Also known as Paksat-1, Palapa C1, Anatolia 1, HGS 3
deorbited
Identification
NORAD / COSPAR
23779 / 1996-006A
Operator
Pakistan Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications
Orbit & position
Orbit
GEO
Position
38° E (136.5° E)
Altitude
—
Velocity
—
Period
—
Eccentricity
—
Hardware
Manufacturer
Boeing (Hughes)
Model
HS-601
Mass
3000 kg
Dry mass
1775 kg
Launch
Launch date
01 Feb 1996
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS
Launch vehicle
Atlas 2AS (Atlas IIAS)
Design life
15 yr
Comment
24 C-band, 6 extended C-band, and 4 Ku-band transponders to provide voice and TV communications to the 17,000 islands of Indonesia and the nearby Asia-Pacific region.
