The second satellite of the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (Lapan) named Lapan-A2 is ready to slide into the sky of India, today (28/9). The cost of assembly was not small.
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"The satellite Lapan-A2 are assembled in 2012 and cost Rp 55 billion and all of them are the result of cooperation with India," said Chief Lapan, Thomas Jamaluddin told CNN Indonesia.
He said the assembly process takes four to five years. While it is completed in 2012, Thomas explains, Lapan-A2 still have to wait for the main cargo belonging to India which will also be launched, namely astrosat astronomy satellite that weighs 1.5 tons.
Thomas also added that the reason Lapan launch a satellite weighing 76 kilograms of the nation's assemblies in India is because Indonesia does not have its own rocket launch. Therefore, Lapan bum-C30 rocket TSLV belong to India.
"We did have a close partner relationship with India. As already agreed cooperation and India are willing to accept the 'lift' we, yes costs are also the result of cooperation between Indonesia and India, without a commercial," he said again.
Lapan-A2 satellite will be launched from the ground Hindustan 11:00 pm. Lapan-A2 is the first Indonesian equatorial satellite is entirely the product development researchers and engineers Lapan. All the activities of design, manufacture, and testing was
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