Paksat-1,[2] (Other former designation as Palapa-C1, HGS-3 and Anatolia-1), was a geosynchronous and communications satellite built and owned by the Boeing Company, leased to the Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) and renamed Paksat-1.

Paksat-1 offers the C-band and Ku-band coverage in over 75 countries across Europe, Africa, Middle East, South and Central Asia.

Its customers included government organizations, television broadcasters, telecommunications companies, data and broadband internet service providers.

It was built by Hughes Space and Communications Company for Indonesian telecommunications provider PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (SATELINDO).

[5] Pakistan's government approved the acquisition on 3 July 2002[7] and the leasing with Hughes Global Services was agreed on 6 August 2002.

[11] The services include satellite communications in both C-band and Ku-band to customers in Pakistan, Africa and the Middle East.

The C2 (Northern Beam) covers South Asia, Middle East, African Continent, Central Asian States and Southern Europe.