TELKOM 2 (28902)

COSPAR: 2005-046A | Alt Name: Telkom 2

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Launch Details

Launch Date

November 16, 2005

Launch Site

FRGUI

Launch Pad

ELA3

Launch Vehicle

Ariane 5ECA

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

28902

International Designator

2005-046A

Epoch

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:18:38 GMT

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Inclination

4.82°

Right Ascension

75.72°

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Argument of Perigee

203.66°

Period

1452.37 min

Mean Motion

0.99 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

TELKOM 2

Alternative Name

Telkom 2

Type

Payload

Status

Non-operational

Owner

TELK

Country

Indonesia

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

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Latest TLEs

1 28902U 05046A   26184.76295025 -.00000003  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997

2 28902   4.8208  75.7202 0005704 203.6621 117.8548  0.99148519 75398

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Summary

TELKOM 2, also known as Telkom 2, is an Indonesian communication satellite launched on November 16, 2005, from Guiana Space Centre's ELA3 pad using the Ariane 5ECA launch vehicle. It was manufactured by OSCD and operates with a Star-2 Bus configuration. The spacecraft has dimensions of 3.2 meters in length, 2.4 meters in diameter, and spans 12.6 meters when solar arrays are deployed. TELKOM 2 weighs 899 kilograms dry and had a launch mass of 1975 kilograms. It is equipped with 24 C-band transponders (with capacity for four additional ones) and powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries, providing communication services. The satellite's mission was expected to last 15 years, and it stabilized in orbit on November 17, 2005.

Physical Characteristics

Length

3.2

Diameter

2.4

Span

12.6

Dry Mass

899

Launch Mass

1975

Shape

Box + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

25.1189

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Telkom 2

Purpose

Communication

Mission

Communication

Manufacturer

OSCD

Life Expectancy

15 years

Bus

OSC Star 2

Configuration

Star-2 Bus

Motor

IHI LAE

Equipment

24 (+4) C-band transponders

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

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