Palapa A1

Summary

Palapa A1 is a communications satellite^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Palapa A1 is in the country of Indonesia^[3].
• Palapa A1's instance of is recorded as communications satellite^[4].
• Palapa A1's instance of is recorded as geostationary satellite^[5].
• Palapa A1's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Earth^[6].
• Palapa A1's operator is recorded as Telkom Indonesia^[7].
• Palapa A1's followed by is recorded as Palapa A2^[8].
• Palapa A1's manufacturer is recorded as Hughes Aircraft Company^[9].
• Palapa A1's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1976-066A^[10].
• Palapa A1's part of is recorded as Palapa^[11].
• Palapa A1's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta 2000^[12].
• Palapa A1's SCN is recorded as 09009^[13].
• Palapa A1's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array^[14].
• Palapa A1's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[15].
• Palapa A1's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1976-07-08T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Palapa A1's spacecraft bus is recorded as HS-333^[17].
• Palapa A1's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[18].
• Palapa A1's significant event is recorded as service retirement^[19].
• Palapa A1's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17A^[20].
• Palapa A1's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3.41'}^[21].
• Palapa A1's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+574'}^[22].
• Palapa A1's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+297'}^[23].
• Palapa A1's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.90'}^[24].
• Palapa A1's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122_s3x_^[25].
• Palapa A1's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "09009"]^[26].

Why It Matters

Palapa A1 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]