26089 - GARUDA 1

Garuda 1 is an Indonesian geosynchronous satellite that was launched by a Proton-K rocket from Baikonur at 09:11 UT. The 4-ton spacecraft will relay in L-band mobile telephone communications in Asia-Pacific region, after parking over Indonesia at the equator. It is the first of the ACeS (Asia Cellular Satellite) constellation, to be followed by Garuda 2 and others.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2000-02-12
Launch Vehicle: Proton-K
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan