Indonesia to Launch Maritime Satellite

Indonesia is set to have more eyes in its skies with the launch of the Lapan A2 satellite to monitor traffic across its vast maritime expanses. The satellite, weighing 78 kilograms, was designed, assembled and tested in-house by the Institute for Aeronautics and Space ( Lapan) and will be the nation's first satellite running in an equatorial orbit that is equipped with an automated remote-sensing system, local media reported on Saturday. More

(Source: CRIENGLISH.com - Sep 2)