Spacetrack Directory Name | TELKOM 3 |
Orbit launches | 2012-08-06 |
Deorbitation date | 2021-02-05 |
Days in orbit | 3105 |
Country/organisation of origin | Indonezja (INDO) |
Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
WWW | Here |
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Perigee | 220 km |
Apogee | 591 km |
Height TELKOM 3 | 591.63 km |
Telkom-3 is an Indonesian communications satellite which was lost due to a launch failure on 6 August 2012. It was built by ISS Reshetnev for Indonesian telecommunications provider PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia. It was based on the Ekspress-1000 bus and had 32 C band transponders and 16 Ku band transponders. It was due to be located in geosynchronous orbit at 118° east above the equator.