23779 - PAKSAT 1 (ANATOLIA 1)

Palapa C-1 (also known as Paksat 1) was an Indonesian geosynchronous spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral by an Atlas 2AS rocket. It provided voice and TV communications to the 17,000 islands of Indonesia, and the nearby Asian-Pacific region. It carried 24 C-band, 6 extended C-band, and 4 Ku-band transponders, most of which were leased to several countries.

Alternate Names

Paksat 1

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1996-02-01
Launch Vehicle: Atlas-2 AS
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States