Aviation Institute and the National Antariksa

Aviation Institute and the National Antariksa (eight) plan to launch satellite rocket booster called the four-storeyed with a rocket booster Satellites (RPS) -420 in the year 2014.
Deputy Technology Dirgantara eight, Dr. Ing. Soewarto Harhienata in the seminar "The development of rocket and Dissemination Satellites in Indonesia" in eight offices, Jakarta, on Wednesday.

Soewarto explains, the rocket is being designed with two four-storeyed RPS in order to launch the satellite monitors Indonesia in 2014.

As a preface, eight have been successfully launched a rocket RX-320 on 30 May 2008 and RX-420 2 July 2009 which was held at the Station Test Flying Pamengpeuk, West Java.

Until now, some of the process of the RPS-420 has been implemented and has been diujiterbangkan although some still need more improvement.

Because the process of RPS-420 is considered to be smooth, eight House request to speed up launch plans into 2012.

Therefore, the word Soewarto, eight House request to submit a proposal to launch the financing process so that dipercepat and can be realized in the year 2012.

Eight are to seek to be the fourth or the last rocket carrying the satellite was in the air will have a maximum speed, at least 7.4 km per second.

RPS-420 is projected to first on the ability to orbit satellites in outer space but not to load equipment for monitoring is in the air.

If the RPS-420 project was successfully set up eight new satellites to be launched, he said.

However, he said, eight remain akan launch two satellites in the City of Shree Hari, India that serves as a vessel monitoring or observation while the one for telecommunications.