| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (SATELINDO) |
| COSPAR ID | 1996-030A |
| SATCAT no. | 23864 |
| Website | https://indosatooredoo.com/ |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 20 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Palapa-C2 |
| Spacecraft type | Boeing 601 |
| Bus | HS-601 |
| Manufacturer | Hughes Space and Communications Company |
| Launch mass | 3,014 kg (6,645 lb) |
| Dry mass | 1,740 kg (3,840 lb) |
| Dimensions | Span: 21 m (69 ft) |
| Power | 3730 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 16 May 1996, 01:56:29 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 44L H10-3 (V86) |
| Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, ELA-2 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Entered service | July 1996 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | November 2016 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 113° East (1996-2009) 150.5° East (2009-2014) 146° East (2014-2016) |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 34 transponders: 30 C-band 4 Ku-band |
| Coverage area | Indonesia, Southeast Asia, parts of China, India, Japan, Australia |
Palapa-C2 was an Indonesian communications satellite which reached its target orbit on 16 May 1996. It was built by Hughes Space and Communications Company (now Boeing Satellite Development Center) for Indonesian telecommunications provider PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (SATELINDO). It was based on the HS-601 satellite bus and had 30 C-band transponders and 4 Ku-band transponders. It was due to be located in geosynchronous orbit at 113° East above the equator. It operated for more than 20 years, more than five years past the designed life time of 15 years, making it the longest operation among the Indonesian fleet of communications satellites.