PALAPA D

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PALAPA D is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 35812

Int'l Code: 2009-046A

Perigee: 36,141.0 km

Apogee: 36,310.6 km

Inclination: 3.7 °

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   24115.22018460 -.00000238  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 35812   3.6600  85.8129 0019914  10.8501 349.2816  0.98750085 53641

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC