Telkom-2 at 118° East (De-orbited)
| Position: | 118° East (De-orbited) |
| Manufacturer: | Orbital ATK |
| Operator: | Telkomsat |
| Launch operator: | Arianespace |
| Launch vehicle: | Ariane 5ECA |
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| Expected lifetime: | 15+ Years |
PT Telkom awarded Orbital Sciences Corp. (Orbital ATK – Northrop Grumman) a contract for the construction of the Telkom-2 telecommunications satellite. The 73 million USD satellite was based on Orbital’s Star-2 platform, carrying 24 C-band transponders and designed for a 15-year in-orbit life.
In August 2017 Telkom-1 satellite experienced a major failure, causing a service disruption to thousands of ATM’s in Indonesia. The disruption had tremendous repercussions for PT Telkom, whose Telkom-1 services 63 enterprises, and whose subsidiary Telkomsel services 122 million residents of Indonesia. Telkom-2 was replaced by Telkom-4 communication satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), launched in 2018 by launch operator SpaceX.
Telkom-2 was launched in a dual launch with DirecTV’s Spaceway-2 High-definition TV satellite on November 16th, 2005 by launch operator Arianespace on an Ariane 5 launch vehicle. The Telkom-2 satellite was positioned in geostationary orbit at 118°E, replacing the Palapa B4 satellite.
Telkom-2 at 118° East (De-orbited)
