Lockheed MartinAtlas IIASLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Palapa C1
Launched
February 1, 1996
Summary
Palapa C1 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 1, 1996. It was Lockheed Martin's 17th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,047th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Atlas IIAS flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Palapa C1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 262 × 89,876 km orbit inclined 21.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas IIAS · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Atlas IIAS flight · 1st this yearLockheed Martin's 17th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,047th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Palapa C1 · NORAD 23779 · 1996-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ANATOLIA 1 (PALAPA C1)
- Object ID
- 1996-006A
- Epoch
- 1996-02-01 17:59:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.74414174 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.8710585
- Inclination
- 21.8218°
- Ascending node
- 329.9267°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.8901°
- Mean anomaly
- 181.5707°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.037045
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Palapa C1 · NORAD 23779
Centaur AC-126 · re-entered February 3, 1996
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Indonesian communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
54th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 508th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
60 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Palapa C1 launch?
Palapa C1 launched on February 1, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Palapa C1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Palapa C1?
Atlas IIAS, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIAS spec sheet
Where did Palapa C1 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Palapa C1 reach?
Palapa C1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 262 × 89,876 km orbit inclined 21.8°.
How many satellites did Palapa C1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).