Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
23:46:00
Wednesday November 16, 2005
Flight V168.
Telkom-2 is a C-band geosynchronous communications satellite built by Orbital for Indonesia's state-owned telecommunications company, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (PT Telkom).
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
1,930 kilograms
Hughes Network Systems is developing a global satellite network named Spaceway, which will provide high-bandwidth and high-speed communications for broadband and multimedia applications. The North American constellation will include two BSS-702 geosynchronous satellites and one in-orbit spare.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
6,116 kilograms
Manufacturer
ESAPrice
$200.00 million
Rocket
Diameter: 5.4m
Height: 53m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 21,000 kg
GTO: 10,500 kg
Liftoff Thrust
15,120 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.4m
Height: 17m
Stages
2
Strap-ons
2
24th
Mission
4th
Mission of 2005
156th
Mission
4th
Mission of 2005
50th
Orbital launch attempt