Nusantara Satu
Indonesian communications satellite
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Nusantara Satu (formerly known as PSN VI or PSN-6) is an Indonesian communications satellite. It is a large high-throughput satellite (HTS) providing voice and data communications, and Internet access throughout the Indonesian archipelago and Southeast Asia.
| Names | PSN VI PSN-6 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications satellite |
| Operator | PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) |
| COSPAR ID | 2019-009A |
| SATCAT no. | 44048 |
| Website | https://www.psn.co.id/nsatu/ |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) [1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | SSL 1300[2][3] |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems Loral (SSL) [2] |
| Launch mass | 4100 kg [4] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 22 February 2019, 01:45:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 B1048-3 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-40[1] |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[1] |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 148° East [5] |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 38 C-band and 8 Ku-band[5] |
| Bandwidth | 15 Gbits per second[3] |
| Capacity | High-throughput satellite[2][5] |
| Coverage area | Indonesia, Southeast Asia |
Nusantara Satu was built by Space Systems Loral (SSL) and was launched on 22 February 2019 on a Falcon 9 Block 5 launch vehicle along with the satellite Beresheet (2019-009B) Moon lander by SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the microsat S5 (2019-009D) by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
Overview
Nusantara Satu is a communications satellite developed and designed by SSL for PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN), the first private company in the telecommunications and information services sector in Indonesia.[3][5][7] The project's cost is US$230 million.[5][7]
The massive satellite features solar-electric ion thrusters[2] but also employs conventional chemical propellant for stationkeeping while in orbit.[2]
Service
The Nusantara Satu satellite carries 26 C-band, 12 extended C-band transponders and 8 Ku-band transponders. The satellite offers a total bandwidth of 15 gigabits per second.[3] Its expected service time is a minimum of 15 years.[1] It will provide communications links to rural parts of Indonesia, allowing PSN to expand broadband internet services into these regions.[8]
