Comparison of Paksat 1.
This satellite wasorignially known as Palapa C1, and and was designed to serve Indonesia. After an electronics failure, it was renamed Anatolia 1 and operated at 50E, before being renamed again to Paksat 1 operating at 38E. Its now only operating in C-band, although I had an analogue colour bar test card off it in Ku band at 50E in spring 2001.
The main satellite comparison index
| Satellite: | Paksat 1 |
| . | note 1 |
| Launch | Cape Canaveral |
| Launch Location | 1 / 2 / 1996 |
| Launch Mass (kg) | 3000 |
| Expected Lifetime (years) | ? |
| Power Consumption (watts) | 3730 |
| Transponder Capacity at launch | 30
C band (+ 8 spare) 4 Ku band |
| TWTA Output (watts) | 135 |
| Transponder Bandwidth (MHz) | 72 |
| Channels (MHz) | Ku: 10950 - 11690 |
| Current Location | 38°E |
| Decommission Date | ? |
| Manufacturer / Spacecraft type | Boeing HS 601 |
| Stabilisation type | 3 axis |
Notes
1 See this page for more details of this satellite and the reason for an Indonesian satellite ending up in orbit above Pakistan!
Palapa C-series in orbit
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