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Palapa-E [OSC]
PT Indosat Tbk selected in May 2013 Orbital to build and launch the Palapa-E satellite. Palapa-E was to replace the aging Palapa-C2 satellite.
Palapa-E was to be based on Orbital's GEOStar-2 platform.
Indosat cancelled contract to build Palapa E after losing the operating rights to the 150.5 East orbital slot to state-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI).
| Nation: | Indonesia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | PT Indosat Tbk |
| Contractors: | Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) |
| Equipment: | C-band and Ku-band transponders |
| Configuration: | GEOStar-2 Bus |
| Propulsion: | IHI BT-4 |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palapa E | - | cancelled |
Further Palapa missions:
- Palapa A1, A2 [HS-333]
- Palapa B1, B2, B2P, B2R, B4 [HS-376]
- Palapa C1, C2 [HS-601]
- Palapa D [Spacebus-4000B3]
- Palapa E [Star-2]
- Palapa N1 (Nusantara 2) [DFH-4]
- Palapa Pacific [HS-376]
