GRAHA STUFF: Lapan Cooperation with the Japanese Made Micro Satellite

Lapan Cooperation with the Japanese Made Micro Satellite

05.06

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Institute of Aeronautics and Space Agency (Lapan) involved in the manufacture of two satellites, Micro-EO-STAR and STAR, which is funded by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

Design and engineering of the two satellites are part of the multilateral cooperation of Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) which aims to develop in the Asia-Pacific Satellite or Satellite Technology for the Asia Pacific Region (STAR). This program involves the space agency of Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Korea, and India.

It was announced by Head of Aerospace Electronics Technology Centre Lapan Toto Marnanto Kadri Meeting Coordination Group for the STAR Program in Jakarta, Wednesday (07/28/2010).

Micro-satellite weighing 50 kg to 100 kg will be launched in 2013 diboncengkan large satellite with a rocket in India. Micro-STAR satellite will carry a payload including GPS devices, sensors seismo, and remote sensing.

While launching twin satellites Lapan Lapan A-2 and A-3, the results of design and engineering experts Lapan, scheduled to be launched by Indian rocket next year. Advanced program in cooperation Uncategorized STAR is making a small satellite weighing 300 kg or 500 kg