Merah Putih

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CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2018-064ALaunched 8/7/2018

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Merah Putih Mission
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date: 8/7/2018

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,787 km
Inclination: 0.02 deg
Dry Mass: 3,000 kg
Total Mass: 5,800 kg

Payload Classification

Organizations

Operator: Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN)
Manufacturer: Vantor

Constellation

Name: Telkom / Merah Putih GEO fleet
Active Satellites: 3

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2018-064A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/883

Mentions

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

The Falcon 9 booster used on the 2018-12-03 mission previously launched Bangladesh’s Bangabandhu-1 satellite in May and the Merah Putih (formerly Telkom-4) satellite in August for Telkom Indonesia.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 3, 2018SpaceX launches all-smallsat Falcon 9 mission

The Falcon 9 launched the Telkom Indonesia Merah Putih satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base at 1:18 a.m. Eastern.

General

Space Systems Loral of Palo Alto, California built the Merah Putih satellite ahead of schedule.

PlanValue 4.0Aug 7, 2018SpaceX launches Telkom Indonesia satellite on first reflight of Block 5 Falcon 9 booster

Merah Putih, formerly called Telkom-4, replaces Telkom-1 and brings coverage to Indonesia, India, and other parts of Asia to expand broadband and telephony services.

CapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Aug 7, 2018SpaceX launches Telkom Indonesia satellite on first reflight of Block 5 Falcon 9 booster

The Merah Putih satellite carries 60 transponders and operates entirely in the C-band.

CapabilityValue 4.0Aug 7, 2018SpaceX launches Telkom Indonesia satellite on first reflight of Block 5 Falcon 9 booster

Telkom Indonesia’s upcoming satellite Merah Putih (formerly Telkom-4) was built by SSL and is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in summer 2018 to replace Telkom-1.

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