Telkom-1

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Telkom-1
Mission type Communications
Operator PT Telkom
COSPAR ID 1999-042A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 25880
Website https://www.telkom.co.id/sites
Mission duration15 years (planned)
18 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftTelkom-1
Spacecraft type LM-A2100
Bus LM-A2100A
Manufacturer Lockheed Martin
Launch mass2,763 kg (6,091 lb)
Dry mass1,700 kg (3,700 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date12 August 1999, 22:52 UTC
Rocket Ariane 42P H10-3 (V118)
Launch site Centre Spatial Guyanais,
Kourou, ELA-2
Contractor Arianespace
Entered serviceOctober 1999
End of mission
Last contact25 August 2017 [1]
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric orbit
Regime Geostationary orbit
Longitude108° East
Transponders
Band36 C-band
Coverage area Indonesia, Australia
  Palapa-C2
Telkom-2  
 

Telkom-1 was a geosynchronous communications satellite built by Lockheed Martin, (Sunnyvale, California), for Indonesia's state-owned telecommunications company, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (PT Telkom). It operated for almost 18 years, more than two years past designed lifetime of 15 years.

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Launch

Telkom-1 was successfully launched 12 August 1999, by an Ariane-42P H10-3, [2] from Centre Spatial Guyanais, pad ELA-2, Kourou, French Guiana, at 22:52 UTC and positioned in geostationary orbit, at 108° East for replaced Palapa-B2R.

Satellite description

Based on Lockheed Martin A2100A satellite bus, Telkom-1 features communications satellite technology, with 24 C-band and 12 Enhanced C-band transponders. The new spacecraft replaced on-orbit Palapa-B2R satellite, improve communications coverage across Indonesia, and allow PT Telkom to expand its coverage area into Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. [3] Launch had been delayed because of problems with comsat manufacturing. Telkom-1 is a successor to the Palapa series of satellites, the first (Palapa-A1) of which was launched in 1976. Mass of Telkom-1 is 2,763 kg (6,091 lb) launch, 1,700 kg (3,700 lb) in geostationary orbit (GEO). [4]

Mission

Telkom-1 had developed problems with the south solar panel drive, due to a manufacturing error. The satellite was planned to be decommissioned in 2018 and to be replaced by Telkom-4. On 25 August 2017, Telkom-1 lost contact and suffered a massive debris shedding event, and Telkom-1 was retired without being able to move itself into a graveyard orbit. [1]

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