Telkom-1

Telkom-1
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorPT Telkom
COSPAR ID1999-042A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.25880
Websitehttps://www.telkom.co.id/sites
Mission duration15 years (planned)
18 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftTelkom-1
Spacecraft typeLM-A2100
BusLM-A2100A
ManufacturerLockheed 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
RocketAriane 42P H10-3 (V118)
Launch siteCentre Spatial Guyanais,
Kourou, ELA-2
ContractorArianespace
Entered serviceOctober 1999
End of mission
Last contact25 August 2017 [1]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude108° East
Transponders
Band36 C-band
Coverage areaIndonesia, Australia

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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