Palapa A2
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Palapa A2 was an Indonesian communications satellite that formed part of the early Palapa series, providing regional telecommunications services across Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palapa A2 canonical | 2 |
| Palapa A series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9685215 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Palapa A2 Context triple: [PALAPA B1, precededBy, Palapa A2]
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A.
Palapa B2
Palapa B2 was an Indonesian communications satellite launched in 1984 that infamously failed to reach its proper orbit and was later retrieved and returned to Earth by a Space Shuttle mission.
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B.
Palapa B1
Palapa B1 was an Indonesian communications satellite that formed part of the early Palapa series used to provide domestic and regional telecommunications services.
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C.
Palapa B series
The Palapa B series was a generation of Indonesian communications satellites used to expand the country’s domestic and regional telecommunications network in the 1980s and 1990s.
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D.
Palapag
Palapag is a coastal municipality in the province of Northern Samar in the Philippines, known historically as a site of early Spanish-era settlements and uprisings.
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E.
Plaosan Kidul
Plaosan Kidul is the southern group of ancient Buddhist temples within the Plaosan complex near Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia, noted for its intricate stone carvings and twin shrine layout.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Palapa A2 Target entity description: Palapa A2 was an Indonesian communications satellite that formed part of the early Palapa series, providing regional telecommunications services across Southeast Asia.
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A.
Palapa B2
Palapa B2 was an Indonesian communications satellite launched in 1984 that infamously failed to reach its proper orbit and was later retrieved and returned to Earth by a Space Shuttle mission.
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B.
Palapa B1
Palapa B1 was an Indonesian communications satellite that formed part of the early Palapa series used to provide domestic and regional telecommunications services.
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C.
Palapa B series
The Palapa B series was a generation of Indonesian communications satellites used to expand the country’s domestic and regional telecommunications network in the 1980s and 1990s.
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D.
Palapag
Palapag is a coastal municipality in the province of Northern Samar in the Philippines, known historically as a site of early Spanish-era settlements and uprisings.
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E.
Plaosan Kidul
Plaosan Kidul is the southern group of ancient Buddhist temples within the Plaosan complex near Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia, noted for its intricate stone carvings and twin shrine layout.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial satellite
ⓘ
communications satellite ⓘ |
| callSignMeaning |
Palapa refers to Gajah Mada’s Palapa Oath in Indonesian history
ⓘ
linked to:
Sumpah Palapa
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| COSPARId | 1977-018A ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator | Indonesia ⓘ |
| coverageArea |
ASEAN region
ⓘ
linked to:
Southeast Asia
Indonesia ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| deactivation | mission completed and retired after exceeding design life ⓘ |
| designLife | 7 years ⓘ |
| followedBy | Palapa B1 ⓘ |
| launchContractor | McDonnell Douglas ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| launchDate |
1977
ⓘ
1977-03-10 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral
ⓘ
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
|
| launchVehicle | Delta 2914 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hughes Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| missionType | commercial communications ⓘ |
| NORADId | 09852 ⓘ |
| notableFor | being part of one of the earliest regional satellite systems in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| numberOfTransponders | 12 ⓘ |
| operator | Perumtel ⓘ |
| operatorType | state-owned telecommunications operator ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | geosynchronous ⓘ |
| orbitType | geostationary orbit ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Indonesia ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Palapa satellite series
ⓘ
linked to:
PALAPA B1 communications satellite
|
| precededBy | Palapa A1 ⓘ |
| program | Indonesian national satellite program ⓘ |
| purpose |
data communications
ⓘ
telecommunications ⓘ telephone services ⓘ television broadcasting ⓘ |
| seriesOrdinal | second satellite in the Palapa A series ⓘ |
| serviceStart | late 1970s ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | HS-333 ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| transponderBand | C-band ⓘ |
| usedFor |
international telephone links within Southeast Asia
ⓘ
regional satellite television distribution in Indonesia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Palapa A2 Description of subject: Palapa A2 was an Indonesian communications satellite that formed part of the early Palapa series, providing regional telecommunications services across Southeast Asia.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.