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Palapa
Indonesia’s national communications satellite system. Palapas 1 and 2, launched in 1976 and 1977, were among the first indigenous comsats. Stationed in geosynchronous orbits, Palapas provide voice circuits and television to Indonesia’s more than 6,000 inhabited islands and neighboring countries.
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