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Ariane 42P | Telkom 1

August 12, 1999 at 10:52 PM UTC

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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August 12, 1999 at 10:52 PM UTC

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Ariane Launch Area 2

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 5.2320, -52.7782

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Ariane Launch Area 2

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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Mission description

Telkom-1 is an Indonesian geostationary communications satellite operated by PT Telkomunikasi.

Vehicle

Ariane 42P

Ariane 4 · 42P

Height

55.9 m

Diameter

3.8 m

LEO capacity

6,000 kg

Successful launches

14

Launch complex

Ariane Launch Area 2

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.

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