Nusantara Lima

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Nusantara Lima
Nusantara Lima Launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (9310003).jpg
Nusantara Lima during launch
Mission type Communication
Operator PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara
Mission duration15 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type BSS 702MP
Bus Boeing 702
Manufacturer Boeing
Launch mass7,800 kg
Start of mission
Launch date12 September 2025, 00:56 UTC
Rocket Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch site Cape Canaveral, SLC-40
Contractor SpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric orbit
Regime Geostationary orbit
←  SATRIA-1

Nusantara Lima (also known as Nusantara-5) is a geostationary high-throughput satellite (HTS) owned and operated by the Indonesian satellite operator PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara. Built by Boeing on the BSS 702MP platform, it provides broadband Indonesia and some ASEAN countries. Launched in 2024, it expands upon the capabilities of the SATRIA-1 satellite. [1] [2]

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Launch

In 2022, PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara ordered for building Nusantara Lima satellite from Boeing. At the time it was planned for a launch in 2023. [3] But after delays launch preparation finally begin when Boeing deliver the satellite to Cape Canaveral for launch. [4] [5]

Nusantara Lima launched on 12 September 2025 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The first-stage booster B1078 landed successfully on a droneship. After launch that the satellite is the second heaviest commercial Geostationary satellite after Jupiter 3 (EchoStar-24) and is the heaviest satellite launch by Falcon 9 to GTO. [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Nusantara 5 (Nusantara Lima)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Nusantara Lima Satellite to provide internet services throughout Indonesia and ASEAN". TelecomTV. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Rainbow, Jason (22 March 2022). "PSN orders Indonesia-focused satellite from Boeing for 2023 launch". Space News. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Boeing Delivers Nusantara Lima (SNL) Satellite to PSN, Advancing Connectivity Across Indonesia, Southeast Asia" (Press release). Boeing. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "PSN Group Builds Nusantara Lima Satellite - Pasifik Satelit Nusantara". Pasifik Satelit Nusantara. 23 March 2022. Archived from the original on 12 July 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Wall, Mike (12 September 2025). "SpaceX launches powerful satellite to orbit for Indonesian telecom company (video)". Space. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Nusantara Lima | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Next Spaceflight". nextspaceflight.com. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
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