Also known as Paksat-1, Palapa C1, Anatolia 1, HGS 3
deorbited
Identification
Position38° E (11.4° W)
NORAD / COSPAR23779 / 1996-006A
OperatorPakistan Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications
OrbitGEO
Hardware
ManufacturerBoeing (Hughes)
ModelHS-601
Mass3000 kg
Dry mass1775 kg
Launch
Launch siteCape Canaveral SFS
Launch vehicleAtlas 2AS (Atlas IIAS)
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.
