In 2007 satellite operator PT Indosat, Tbk. (aka Indosat Ooredoo) from Indonesia, ordered Palapa-C2 satellite with Hughes Satellite Systems (Boeing Defense & Space). The satellite was built on Hughes’ HS-601 satellite bus and was designed for a 15-year lifespan. It was positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 146° East, where it would replace the Palapa-C2 satellite.

Palapa-C2 satellite is the third generation of Palapa-satellites and carries 34 transponders to provide voice and vision communications to a large area bounded by Iran, Vlodivostok, Australia and New Zealand.

Palapa-C2 satellite was successfully launched on May 15^th, 1996 on an Ariane 44L rocket booster operated by launch operator Arianespace from the Kourou Space Port in French Guyana.

The satellite reached End Of Live in November 2016 and was moved to an orbital graveyard.