Key statistics
Satellite PALAPA 1 at a glance.
Uptime
17957
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
8.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for PALAPA 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: PALAPA 1
International designator: 1976-066A
Object number (NORAD): 9009
Object ID (CCSDS): 9009
Country: INDONESIA (INDO)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1438.87 minutes
Inclination: 8.4931 deg
SMA: 42218.999 km
Apoapsis: 35865.887 km
Periapsis: 35815.84 km
RAAN: 306.9961 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00059271
Argument of periapsis: 227.5739 deg
Mean anomaly: 295.9246 deg
Mean motion: 1.00078518 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000072 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 5:02 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 PALAPA 1
TLE line 1: 1 09009U 76066A 25248.70972840 .00000072 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 09009 8.4931 306.9961 0005927 227.5739 295.9246 1.00078518125091
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite PALAPA 1.
Associated space launch
Indonesia communications satellite
PALAPA 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2914 | Palapa A1’, on board a Delta 2914 space rocket.
The launch took place on July 8, 1976, 11:31 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 17A.
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Delta 2914 | Palapa A1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 8, 1976, 11:31 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 2914
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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