Palapa
Palapa Palapa is a series of communication satellites owned by Indosat, an Indonesian telecommunication company. The name Palapa also alludes to " Palapa Oath" taken by Gajah Mada, a 14th-century Prime Minister of the Javanese Majapahit Empire described in the Pararaton. Gajah Mada swore that he would not taste any spice, as long as he had not succeeded in unifying Nusantara (the Indonesian archipelago). As the 1st developing country to operate its own domestic satellite system in the mid seventies, Indonesia has consistently taken the steps necessary for developing its existing geostationary satellite system for multiple services, safeguarding its global orbital allocation on an equitable 1st come 1st served basis, and embracing emerging satellite communication systems expected to yet emerge from their lingering stage. The program was started in February 1975, when the government of Indonesia awarded the contract for two satellites to Boeing. The name Palapa was chosen...