Definitions for palapa
pala·pa

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1. palapanoun

   An open-sided dwelling with a thatched roof made of dried palm leaves.

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1. Palapa

   Palapa is a series of Communications satellites owned by Indosat, an Indonesian telecommunications company (formerly by Perumtel and then by PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia/Satelindo). Starting with the first 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.

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1. 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. As the first 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 first come first 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 by president Suharto and means 'fruits of labor'. The purpose of the system was to unify the telecommunications of the nation. Many years of operation have shown that satellite technology is the best solution for improving telecommunications in Indonesia. The system was started with 2 satellites, each with 12 transponders, and 40 earth stations.

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1. PALAPA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Palapa is ranked #104602 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Palapa surname appeared 171 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Palapa.
   
   96.4% or 165 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.5% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.

How to pronounce palapa?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say palapa in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of palapa in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of palapa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Palapa
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palapa
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=palapa
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html