This satellite will orbit at 146 degrees east longitude, exactly over PapuaJakarta (ANTARA) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated that the recently launched Republic of Indonesia Satellite-1 (SATRIA-1) is the government's endeavor to realize equitable public digital infrastructure services.
"The launching of SATRIA-1 is one of our efforts for equitable digital infrastructure development in public service centers throughout Indonesia," the president stated through his official Instagram account @jokowi on Monday.
A video of nine minutes and 32 seconds depicting the SATRIA-1 launch into space accompanied Jokowi's remarks.
He noted that SATRIA-1 is the Indonesian government's first multi-functional satellite, with the largest capacity among Asian countries.
"This satellite will orbit at 146 degrees east longitude, exactly over Papua," Jokowi stated.
SATRIA-1 was successfully launched into space from the Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC 40) in Florida, the United States, at 6:21 p.m. Sunday (June 18) local time or 5:21 a.m. Monday Jakarta time.
The reusable rocket Falcon 9, owned by American-based private spacecraft manufacturer and launcher company Space X, was utilized to launch the satellite.
After its release at 146 degrees east longitude orbit point, SATRIA-1 will undergo the in-orbit testing phase by operator PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) and Thales Alenia Space (TAS) for three weeks.
According to a 2023 study conducted by the Ministry of Communications and Informatics' Telecommunication and Informatics Accessibility Agency (BAKTI), the SATRIA-1 satellite will have a capacity of 150 Gbps.
It will provide equal internet access to 50 thousand public facilities in disadvantaged, frontier, and outermost (3T) regions nationwide.
The internet speed at each public facility served is expected to reach four Mbps, increasing from the earlier one Mbps for each point calculated in 2018 during the start of the SATRIA-1 satellite project.
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