Interesting Facts about the Satria-1 Satellite, the Indonesian Satellite with the Largest Capacity in Asia, which carries out a noble task

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – Satria-1 satellite launch has gone smoothly. Currently, the satellite is traveling towards its orbital slot at 146 degrees East Longitude or right above the Papua region.

This satellite took off from SpaceX Cape Canaveral, Air Force Station, Florida, United States (US) at around 05.21 WIB. Using the Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX, the time this satellite takes to perform deploy about 36 minutes from start sliding.

“Satellite technology allows acceleration of internet provision in villages that cannot be reached by fiber optic technology, in the next 10 years,” said Plt. Minister of Communication and Information Mahfud MD before the launch of Satria-1.

He further said, internet access provided by this multifunctional satellite will provide significant benefits for people in public service locations that do not yet have internet access or are of inadequate quality.

Now, to find out more about the newly launched Satria-1 satellite, consider some interesting facts about this satellite as compiled Tekno Liputan6.com from various sources, Monday (19/6/2023).

• Indonesia’s First Internet Multifunctional Satellite

Satria-1 is the first multifunctional satellite initiated by the government through the Ministry of Communication and Informatics to provide internet access at public service points, especially in areas not covered by fiber optic networks.

• Target Access for 50 Thousand Public Service Points

When it starts operating later, Satria-1 will have a starting point of 10Gbps. Head of the Bakti Kominfo Satellite Division and BAKTI spokesperson for Satria Sri Sanggrama Aradea said, Bakti Kominfo will provide access to 50 thousand public service points in the early stages of the satellite’s operation.

Then, the provision of access will be adjusted to the needs of the community. The Ministry of Communication and Informatics also emphasized that it would monitor the provision of internet access by the private sector to find out the latest capacity requirements.

• Satellite with the Largest Capacity in Asia

Having a total transmission of 150Gbps, the Satria-1 satellite is the satellite with the largest capacity in Asia and is number five in the world. The capacity of this satellite even exceeds the nine active satellites currently used by Indonesia.

• Support Public Services in Health, Education and Security

The use of the Satria-1 satellite will be optimized to support public services in the fields of health, education and security. For this reason, the Ministry of Communication and Informatics will establish synergies with various parties in order to optimize the use of this satellite.

In this case, according to the Director General of IKP of the Ministry of Communication and Informatics Usman Kansong, his party will work together with the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Home Affairs, TNI and Polri and local governments.

Free internet for underdeveloped, frontier and outermost areas of Indonesia will soon be realized. Following the launch of the Satria-1 Satellite using the Falcon 9 rocket on Monday (19/6) from Florida, United States of America.