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1976 · United States Air Force
Palapa A1
success
Delta 2914 | Palapa A1
Indonesia communications satellite
Overview
Date / time
July 8, 1976 at 11:31 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17A
Mission
Palapa A1
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Delta 2914 →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →
Payloads deployed · 1
PALAPA 1
GEO