Paksat-1, (Other former designation as Palapa-C1, HGS-3 and Anatolia-1), was a geosynchronous and

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built and owned by the Boeing Company, leased to the

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(SUPARCO) and renamed Paksat-1. It was successfully put on orbit on 1 February 1996 as Palapa-C1 for

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as its original customer. But, after the technical problems, the satellite was leased to SUPARCO at an orbital location of 38° East

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in December 2002. Paksat-1 offers the C-band and Ku-band coverage in over 75 countries across Europe, Africa, Middle East, South and Central Asia. Its customers included government organizations, television broadcasters,

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s companies, data and

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History

Palapa-C1

PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (SATELINDO) chose Hughes in April 1993. It was built by

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for Indonesian telecommunications provider PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (SATELINDO). It was based on the

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. Construction was done at

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. Hughes also augmented the new master control station at Daan Mogot City near

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. It had 30 C-band

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and 4 Ku-band transponders. It was due to be located in

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at 113° East above the

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Launch

Palapa-C1 was launched by a

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on 1 February 1996 at 01:15:01 UTC. The satellites were launched from

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. The liquid apogee engine of the satellite then raises it to

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. Later Indonesia declared the satellite unusable after an electric power anomaly. The insurance claims were paid and the title was transferred to Hughes Space and Communications Company, and renamed HGS-3, and was then acquired by

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from Hughes Global Services on "Full Time Leasing" and relocated to Pakistan's reserved orbital position at 38° East.

HGS-3

Hughes Global Services purchased the satellite and renamed HGS-3.

Anatolia-1

The satellite was renamed Anatolia-1.

Paksat-1

Pakistan's government approved the acquisition on 3 July 2002 and the leasing with Hughes Global Services was agreed on 6 August 2002. The satellite started moving to its new orbital position on 5 December 2002 and it went through a name change from Anatolia-1 to Paksat-1 on 18 December 2002. After a series of orbital maneuvers, the satellite was stabilized at its final location on 20 December 2002 with 0° inclination. The satellite is in position at the Pakistani-licensed orbital location, 38° East longitude. The satellite was acquired for a cost of around five million dollars.

Mission

The services include satellite communications in both C-band and Ku-band to customers in Pakistan, Africa and the Middle East. Paksat-1's 30 C-band transponders and 4 Ku-band

provide total range of satellite communication capabilities.

Payload characteristics

30 C-band transponders and 4 Ku-band transponders provide the total range of satellite communications capabilities. The satellite is in a geostationary orbit at 38° East Longitude, and carries high power payloads in both bands. Payload characteristics of PAKSAT-1 are as below:

Applications

* Internet backbone extension * Point-to-point data services * Remote Internet access * Broadcast services (video and data) * Business VSAT networks * Direct-to-home * Thin route telephony support * Shipboard communications

Channels

* Geo Tv Network *

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* ZINDAGI News *

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* Channel 5 *

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* GNN *

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* filmWORLD * G Kaboom * Hadi TV * Haq TV * Indus News *

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* Kook TV *

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* Mashal TV *

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* MTV Pakistan * N-Vibe * Nick Pakistan *

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* Oye * Play *

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* Punjab TV * Ravi TV * Sabzbaat Balochistan TV * Sahar 2 * Sindh TV *

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* Sohni Dharti * Star Asia * Value TV * VSH News * VTV 1 ( Virtual University) * VTV 2 (Virtual University) * VTV 3 (Virtual University) * VTV 4 (Virtual University) * Zaiqa * ptv sports * Feed1 * Ptv Global * Ptv World

Paksat footprints

Paksat-1 has two beams each in both C-band and Ku-bands, i.e. C1, C2 and K1, K2, respectively. In C-band, C1 (Southern Beam) covers mainly African Continent and Middle East. The C2 (Northern Beam) covers South Asia, Middle East, African Continent, Central Asian States and Southern Europe. In Ku-band, K1 (Southern Beam) covers mainly Middle East and Eastern Africa. K2 (Northern Beam) covers South Asia, Middle East and Central Asian States.

Future projects

Telesat, one of the world's leading satellite operators, announced on 13 March 2007, that it had signed a consulting contract with the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), Pakistan's national space agency. Under the agreement, Telesat will assist SUPARCO in the procurement and launch of the

Paksat-1R Paksat-1R (or Paksat-1 Replacement) is a geosynchronous, communications satellite that was manufactured by China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) and operated by the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), an executive ...

satellite, which will replace the existing Paksat-1 in 2010.Paksat-1R
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References

External links

Paksat Project

SUPARCO: Paksat-1

History of Paksat-1 before it was acquired by Pakistan {{Orbital launches in 1996 Spacecraft launched in 1996 Communications satellites in geostationary orbit SUPARCO satellites History of science and technology in Pakistan Communications satellites of Pakistan