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Entry no.
1984-0508

PALAPA B2

PALAPA B2 (NORAD 14692) was returned to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle on 16 November 1984, after 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
14692
International designator
1984-011D
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Indonesia
Launched
3 Feb 1984Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
16 Nov 1984UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 months287 days
How it ended
Returned to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle (retrieved)
Latitude range
28.5°N to 28.5°SFinal inclination 28.5°
Mass
660 kg
Operator
Perumtel
Built by
Hughes
Bus
HS-376
Programme
Palapa B

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 28.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.5°N and 28.5°S.

Life in orbit

9 months

PALAPA B2’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 16 Nov 1984

3 entries
1984-0507WESTAR 61984-0509STS 51A1984-0510SL-4 DEB

From the same launch

1984-011
1984-0056STS 41B1984-0058IRT1984-0507WESTAR 62000-0261PALAPA B2 R/B(PAM-D)2014-0669WESTAR 6 R/B(PAM-D)
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