IndoStar-1
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IndoStar-1, which also known as Cakrawarta-1, is a communication satellite that was launched aboard via Ariane rocket from Kourou, French Guiana at November 1997. As the first direct broadcasting satellite (DBS) in Indonesia, IndoStar-1 would initiate a new communication service for Indonesian society such as direct-to-home television.
Designed and built by Orbital Sciences Corporation using their STAR Bus platform, IndoStar-1 was the world's first commercial communications satellite that uses S-band frequency, which are less vulnerable to atmospheric interference than C-Band frequency. Provided high-quality transmissions by small-diameter antennas and penetrated the atmosphere efficiently, this satellite is well suited for Indonesia, the tropical climate country that has heavy rain. This satellite, which is managed and operated by PT Media Citra Indostar (MCI), provides a direct broadcast by high quality digital transmission. Operationally, IndoStar-1 satellite is used for commercial service by cable television. Cable television uses this satellite to relays international programs and local programs directly that can be received to all over Indonesia.
[edit] Description of IndoStar-1 Satellite
- Status: Satellite was launched via Ariane (V102) in November 1997
- Destination: Geosynchronous Orbit
- Agency: PT Media Citra Indostar, Jakarta
- Performance Launch mass: 1,350 kg
- Class: Communications
- Mission: Provide direct broadcast television to Indonesia (high quality digital transmission, approximately 40 television channels)
- Mission life: 12 years
- Manufacturer: Orbital Sciences Corporation
