Palapa A1, Indonesia’s first communications satellite for Perumtel domestic telephone and TV relay. Delta 2914 (D-125) from Cape Canaveral SLC-17A placed the craft in geostationary orbit over the Indonesian archipelago.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 575 kg
- Flight
- 13th
- of 30 Delta 2914 flights
- Date and time
- 8 July 1976, 23:31 UTC
- Rocket
- Delta 2914
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1976-066
- Launches in 1976
- 68th of 131
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