PALAPA D

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PALAPA D is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 35812

Int'l Code: 2009-046A

Perigee: 36,129.5 km

Apogee: 36,322.4 km

Inclination: 2.8 °

Period: 1,458.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 42596 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   23152.12691694 -.00000232  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 35812   2.8018  90.4747 0022644   5.2559 354.4190  0.98749643 50400

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC