Palapa is a series of communications satellites owned by Indosat, an Indonesian telecommunications company. The first satellite was launched in July 1976, at which time Indonesia became the first developing country to operate its own domestic satellite system. The estimated cost for the project was US$1 billion.
View of the Palapa-B2 satellite from Space Shuttle Challenger after deployment on STS-41B in 1984.
Palapa-B2, held by astronaut Joseph P. Allen, during the STS-51A mission.
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk officially shortened into PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, also simply known as Telkom, is an Indonesian multinational telecommunications conglomerate with its corporate headquarters in Bandung and its operational headquarters in the Telkom Landmark Complex in Jakarta. Telkom is listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange and has a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange. The government of Indonesia owns over half of Telkom's shares outstanding.
Telkom Landmark Tower in Jakarta, Telkom Indonesia's current headquarters