In orbitRocket body

PALAPA B1 R/B [PAM-D]

NORAD: 14136
COSPAR: 1983-059E

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Spacecraft

Built by: Thiokol-Elkton
Owner: PT Perusahaan Umum Telekomunikasi (PT Perumtel)
Platform (bus): Star 48
Mass at launch: 2,154 kg
Dry mass: 191 kg
Length: 1.8 m
Diameter: 1.2 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1.8 m
Shape: Ell + Cone

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S14136, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1983-06-18
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Flight: PAM-D Deploy/SPAS
Mission name: OV-099 PAM deploy/FF
Launch site: NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, LC39A
Launched by: JSC/MSFC
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1983-059

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1983-059, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1983-06-18
Period: 530.2 min
Inclination: 25.77°
Apogee: 30,336 km
Perigee: 309 km
Radar cross-section: 2.644 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

Payload4 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 2 still in orbit