JakartaPost-June 20, 2023
A historic moment for Indonesia happened all the way across the world at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the United States. The launch of the Republic of Indonesia Satellite (SATRIA)-1 was a success. Acting Communications and Information Minister Mahfud MD in Central Jakarta on Monday said the success was a step toward equalizing and advancing internet access at public service points in disadvantaged, frontier and remote (3T) regions across the archipelago. He explained that SATRIA-1 was Indonesia’s first internet satellite to be launched with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. The internet speed at each point of contact is predicted to reach 4 Mbps. This speed has increased from the initial calculation of 1 Mbps in 2018, when the project was initiated. “The function of SATRIA-1 is to equalize internet access, especially for the purposes of education, health, public services, for the community, for the [Indonesian Military (TNI)], for the National Police in all regions of the country, especially in 3T regions,” he said. This satellite is the government’s first multifunctional satellite with the largest capacity in Asia. The government hopes that the operation of SATRIA-1 will be successful and can support the acceleration of national digital transformation. Read more at: https://www.thejakartapost.com/adv/2023/06/20/indonesias-satria-1-successfully-launched-into-orbit.html.
