Palapa

Palapa is a series of Communications satellites owned by Indosat, an Indonesian telecommunications company (formerly by Perumtel and then by PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia/Satelindo). Starting with the first in July 1976, at which time Indonesia became the first developing country to operate its own domestic satellite system. The estimated cost for the project was US$1 billion (equivalent to $4.02 billion in 2022).

This article is about the Indonesian satellites. For Gajah Mada's historical oath, see Palapa oath. For other uses, see Palapa (disambiguation).

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