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Designator id: 2009-046A

Description of PALAPA D Satellite:

Palapa D, an Indonesian communications satellite, was launched by a Chinese Long March 3B rocket from Xichang on 31 August 2009 at 09:28 UT. A problem with the third stage booster caused the satellite to be placed in a lower than expected orbit. The third stage was to have put the satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit but instead left Palapa D in an orbit of roughly 220 x 21,150 km with a 22.3° inclination.

Technical data:
Launch Date: 2009-08-31
Launch Vehicle: Long March 3B
Launch Site: Xichang, Peoples Republic of China

Funding Agencies:
Unknown (Indonesia)

Disciplines:
Communications

Source: Nasa

Two Line Element Set (TLE):

1 35812U 09046A   12334.35091826 -.00000350  00000-0  10000-3 0  6355
2 35812 000.0244 029.3172 0002533 245.3720 033.2586 01.00271613 12068

Last TLE update on :2012-11-30

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