Indonesia launched a satellite to make Lapan A2 on its own

Indonesian officials said on September 28 the country launched a domestic manufacturing satellite called Lapan A2 from the Satish Dhawan (ISRO) space center of India.

Indonesia launched its own satellite to orbit

Director of Indonesia National Aerospace Research Agency (LAPAN) Thomas Djamaluddin said the original Lapan A2 satellite was built by engineers and functional parts of LAPAN, in the future, Indonesia intends to be able to self Producing boosters to launch the country's satellites.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo produces satellite LAPAN A2.(Source: Tempo).

According to Mr. Thomas, Lapan A2 satellite weighs 78kg, will fly around orbit at a height of 650km from the Earth's surface, every day Lapan A2 satellite will fly over Indonesia 14 times.

Satellite is used to observe the movement of boats, support maritime rescue operations and survey of aquatic resources.

The satellite is equipped with an automatic identification system (AIS) to locate vessels passing through Indonesian waters and can monitor the area thousands of square kilometers; devices like cameras, digital camcorders can capture images of Earth from orbit.

Thomas also said that the movement of the satellite will be delivered to authorities in Rancabungur, Bogor province, west of Java island control.

Earlier, in 2007, Indonesia launched Lapan A1 satellite, which is still in orbit at an altitude of 630km from the Earth's surface, but it has expired since 2013.