1997-071B
Indostar (Cakrawarta-1) is a 1385 kg light GEO comsat, built by CTA Inc of McLean, Virginia. (formerly DSI, but Orbital Sciences Corp. by the time of launch) for PT MediaCitra Indostar, a subsidiary of Bimentara Citra of Jakarta, Indonesia which will use it for digital direct to home TVRO (TV Receive Only) and digital radio broadcast. It carries a hydrazine propulsion system built by Olin Corp and a Thiokol Star 30E apogee motor. The satellite uses S-band to ensure transmission through Indonesia's common heavy rain. The satellite uses a three axis stabilized StarBus bus and will be launched by Ariane 4 in Oct 1997.
Mass is 1385 kg launch, 805 kg BOL, and 643 kg dry. Bus is 2.49 x 2.03 x 3.8m with a 16.1m span. Power is 2 kW.
Location was 107E.
| Cakrawarta 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Nov 12 | 2148 | Launch by Ariane 44L V102 | |
| T+2:31 PAL sep | |||
| T+3:35 Stage 1 sep | |||
| T+4:25 Fairing 01 sep | |||
| T+5:46 St2 sep | |||
| T+5:51 St 3 burn | |||
| T+18:53 St 3 MECO | |||
| T+21:50 Sirius 2 sep | |||
| T+24:10 SPELDA sep | |||
| T+26:20 Cakrawarta sep | |||
| 1997 Nov 12 | 632.96 262 x 35821 x 7.0 | ||
| 1997 Nov 17 | 0141? | Star 30 burn | |
| 1997 Nov 17 | 1438.06 35779 x 35870 x 0.3 GEO 110.6E+0.5W | ||
| 1997 Nov 19 | 0654 | SKM-1 | |
| 0701 | SKM-1 aborted | ||
| 1997 Nov 20 | 1433.63 35503 x 35972 x 0.1 GEO 112.4E+0.6E | ||
| 1997 Nov 26 | 1437.29 35752 x 35868 x 0.2 GEO 109.3E+0.3W | ||
| 1998 Feb 9 | 1436.09 35776 x 35796 x 0.1 GEO 107.7E | ||
| 1998 May 1 | 0740 | SKM | |
| 1999 Oct 14 | 1436.13 35767 x 35807 x 0.1 GEO 107.7E | ||
| 2006 Aug 3 | 1436.10 35771 x 35801 x 1.1 GEO 107.6E | ||
| 2010 May 1 | 1436.02 35763 x 35806 x 4.3 GEO 107.4E | ||
