![]() Telkom-4 Merah Putih satellite | |
Names | Merah Putih |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk |
COSPAR ID | 2018-064A [1] |
SATCAT no. | 43587 |
Website | https://telkomsat.co.id/id/ |
Mission duration | 16 years (planned) 6 years and 11 days (in progress) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Merah Putih |
Spacecraft type | SSL 1300 |
Bus | LS-1300 |
Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
Launch mass | 5,800 kg (12,800 lb) [2] |
Dry mass | 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 7 August 2018, 05:18 UTC |
Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5, B1046.2 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-40 |
Contractor | SpaceX |
Entered service | October 2018 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[3] |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 108° East |
Transponders | |
Band | 60 C-Band |
Coverage area | Indonesia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, India |
Telkom 4, also known as Merah Putih, is an Indonesian geostationary communication satellite built by Space Systems/Loral that is located at an orbital position of 108° East and is operated by PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk. The satellite is based on the SSL 1300 satellite bus and has a life expectancy of 16 years. It was launched on 7 August 2018, at 05:18 UTC or 12:18 Jakarta Time, using the SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 launcher from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, United States.[4][5]