PALAPA D

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PALAPA D is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 35812

Int'l Code: 2009-046A

Perigee: 35,780.7 km

Apogee: 35,807.2 km

Inclination: 0.5 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: 7.9433 m² (large)

Launch date: August 31, 2009
Source: Indonesia (INDO)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Palapa-D is an Indonesian communications satellite, owned by Indonesian satellite communications company Indosat, which will use the satellite to provide links and broadcasting services to southeastern Asian nations. Launched Aug. 31, the satellite was reported by officials to have failed to enter orbit after an anomaly occurred in the third stage of its Long March 3B launch vehicle. Shortly after, Thales Alenia Space announced it captured the satellite and was maneuvering towards its normal orbit.

1 35812U 09046A   20293.60690649 -.00000368 +00000-0 +00000-0 0  9992
2 35812 000.4608 094.4904 0003138 156.4327 109.0709 01.00271096040952

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC