Nusantara-5 Satellite Launches December 2023
The Nusantara-5 satellite will launch into orbit in December 2023. Most of the satellite capacity belonging to the Pasifik Satelit Nusantara Group is to meet the needs of Indonesia and a small portion for the Philippines and Malaysia.
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Illustration of the Nusantara 5 satellite. The satellite, owned by PT Satelit Nusantara Lima, a subsidiary of the Pasifik Satelit Nusantara Group, will be launched in December 2023 from Kennedy Space Center, United States. The satellite has a capacity of 160 Gigabits per second, which will mostly be used to fulfill the Indonesian market's needs, with a small portion allocated to the Philippines and Malaysia.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS - Unlike the Nusantara-3 satellite which all of its capacity is used in Indonesia, the Nusantara-5 satellite that will launch in December 2023 is planned to be used by a number of countries in the ASEAN region.
The use of satellite technology is expected to reduce the digital divide. The use of this technology can also partially close the increasing internet demand in Southeast Asia.
The Nusantara-5 satellite, also known as N-5, will be launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, using SpaceX's Falcon rocket in December 2023.
The artificial satellite with a capacity of 160 Gigabit per second (Gbps), owned by PT Satelit Nusantara Lima (SNL), a subsidiary of the Pacific Satellite Nusantara (PSN) Group, was created by the Boeing Satellite System in the US.
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"Filipina will use 13.5 Gbps and Malaysia will use 10 Gbps. The remaining capacity will be used for Indonesia by the PSN Group," said Adi Rahman Adiwoso, President Director of the PSN Group, when contacted from Jakarta on Friday (9/8/2023)."
The Nusantara-5 satellite is undergoing the second stage of installation verification (IVT) at the Boeing Satellite System factory in California, United States. The Nusantara-5 satellite has a capacity of 160 Gigabits per second, which will increase the capacity of satellites managed by the Pacific Satellite Nusantara Group.
When the N-5 satellite is launched and operational, the PSN Group will operate three geostationary satellites at a height of 36,000 kilometers from Earth. These three satellites include Nusantara-1 (N-1) with a capacity of 15 Gbps, Nusantara-3 (N-3) with a capacity of 150 Gbps, and N-5 with a capacity of 160 Gbs.
Of the three satellites, the one currently in operation is N-1, located at 146 degrees east longitude (E) or above the Pacific Ocean in northeast Papua. The N-3 satellite, launched in June 2023, is currently on its way to orbit and will also be placed at 146 E.
Meanwhile, the N-5 satellite, which is scheduled to be launched in December 2023, will be placed at 113 degrees east or above the island of Kalimantan. "The N-5 satellite will replace the failed Nusantara-2 (N-2) satellite that was supposed to launch in 2020," added Adi.
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The N-2 Satellite was launched using a Long March 3B rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XLSC), China on April 9, 2020. Initially, the launch went smoothly until an anomaly was detected during the release of the third stage rocket, where one of the two booster rockets did not ignite.
Error caused the rocket to not have adequate speed to carry the satellite into transfer orbit towards its actual orbit. At an altitude of 170 km, the satellite's speed was only 7.1 km per second. Eventually, the 10 Gbps capacity satellite made by China Great Wall Industry Corporation fell into the sea.
Illustration of the Nusantara-3 satellite or Republic of Indonesia Satellite (Satria-1). Currently, the satellite, which was launched in June 2023, is still en route to its orbit. The satellite will be placed at an altitude of 36,000 kilometers at 146 degrees east or above the Pacific Ocean in northeastern Papua. The satellite is expected to begin providing services gradually from late 2023 or early 2024.
Biggest
When launched, N-3 Satellite or Republic of Indonesia Satellite (Satria) 1 was the satellite with the largest capacity in Asia and the fifth in the world. N-3 will be operational at the end of 2023 or early 2024.
With the launch of N-5, which has a capacity similar to N-3, PSN will manage two satellites with very large capacities.
"Alongside the presence of N-1, N-3 (Satria-1), and N-5, the supply of satellite internet in Indonesia, particularly in 3T areas (frontier, remote, and underdeveloped), will increasingly be fulfilled and accessible at an affordable cost," added Adi.
The N-1 satellite uses high throughput satellite (HTS) technology which allows the satellite to divide its coverage area into several spots. Thusthus, frequency use becomes more efficient and the bandwidth capacity becomes greater.
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Meanwhile, N-3 and N-5 have similar technology, namely very high throughput satellite (VHTS), which is the same as HTS but with a capacity of more than 100 Gbps. Even though Satellite N-3 is also called Satria-1, Satellite N-5 will not be Satria-2.
With the presence of N-1, N-3 (Satria-1), and N-5, satellite internet supply in Indonesia, especially in the 3T (frontier, remote, and underdeveloped) regions, will be increasingly fulfilled and can be accessed at an affordable cost.
The Telecommunications and Information Accessibility Agency of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology is currently preparing for the launch of twin satellites, Satria-2A and Satria-2B in 2024-2026, along with other series in order to meet the target of satellite internet capacity of 600 Gbps to 1 Terabit per second by 2030.
Although the satellite capacity owned by the PSN Group is focused on fulfilling domestic market needs, PSN as a satellite company managing two of the largest capacity satellites in Asia, wants to expand its satellite service offerings to the international market.
"As the satellite company with the largest capacity in Asia, the PSN Group is committed to providing more inclusive digital access services not only for Indonesia, but also for Asia," said Adi.
To achieve this, Adi and a number of PSN Group directors met with a delegation from the Philippines led by President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr during the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta on Tuesday (5/9/2023).
In the meeting, PSN Group and satellite services company We Are IT (WIT) Philippines Inc committed to strengthening the Satellite Capacity Service Agreement between both entities. They also discussed the potential for cooperation in serving satellite capacity growth and internet access in the Philippines.
From that meeting, PSN expressed its commitment to supporting the Philippine government in building satellite infrastructure to improve internet connectivity distribution in the country. Meanwhile, WIT will be tasked with developing a larger market for satellite services for both government and consumer sectors.
The meeting between the Filipino delegation led by Philippine President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr (far left) and a team from the Nusantara Pacific Satellite Group (PSN) led by PSN Group President Director Adi Rahman Adiwoso (third from right) took place during the 43rd ASEAN High-Level Conference in Jakarta on Tuesday (5/9/2023). The meeting aimed to discuss further collaboration in the development of satellite infrastructure for the equalization of internet access in the country.
The Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry in the Philippines, Alfredo E Pascual, as quoted from the YouTube channel of the Philippine Presidential Broadcasting staff RTV Malacanang, said that the partnership between the PSN Group and the Philippines could develop more affordable satellite internet services, especially for the people in remote areas of the Philippines.
"The Philippines and Indonesia are both island nations that face similar challenges in digital transformation. To overcome these geographic conditions, satellite technology is highly suitable. With a capacity of 13.5 Gbps provided by the N-5 Satellite, it can help to reduce the digital divide in the Philippines," added WIT's CEO Joseph P Maddatu.
PSN and WIT Group cooperation is not only in the use of part of the capacity of the N-5 Satellite, but also in the construction of supporting facilities, such as the construction of an Earth station (gateway).
The Satria 1 satellite, also known as Nusantara 3, was launched using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, United States, on Sunday (18/6/2023) at 6:21 PM local time or Monday (19/6/2023) at 5:21 AM Western Indonesia Time.
From the 11 Earth stations used by the N-5 satellite, eight stations will be built in Indonesia and three other stations in Hong Kong, Subic Bay in the Philippines, and Cyberjaya in Malaysia. The eight Earth stations in Indonesia are spread across Banda Aceh, Bengkulu, Cikarang, Surabaya, Banjarmasin, Tarakan, Makassar, and Kupang.
In addition to the Earth station, a cloud system internet access facility will be built in the Philippines. The facility will help Philippine authorities regulate data security and content filtration according to the needs of its people directly and independently.
