Senior officials of Chinese firm China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) and Indonesian firm Palapa Satelit Nusa Sejahtera (PSNS) Wednesday signed a purchase contract for the latter's satellite system, namely PALAPA-N1, scheduled to orbit in first half of 2020.

 

中国长城工业集团周三与印尼Palapa Satelit Nusa Sejahtera签署一份购买协议，长城集团将向后者提供一颗名为PALAPA-N1的卫星，该卫星计划于2020年上半年被送入轨道。

 

PALAPA-N1 communication satellite project is the first communication satellite of Indonesia that is produced by China.

 

PSNS is a joint¹ venture enterprise of prominent telecommunication² firm operating in Indonesia, Indosat Ooredoo, and Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN).

 

Under the contract, CGWIC is responsible for in orbit delivery of the PALAPA N1. CGWIC shall provide a package solution with the products and services to its Indonesian client, including the satellite, the rocket launching service, ground system, insurance and financing support.

 

The PALAPA-N1 satellite, which is designed to replace the PALAPA D, will be launched to its orbit slot at 113°E in the geostationary arc by Long March 3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China.

 

PALAPA-N1 will provide the latest technology of High Throughput Satellite for broadcast and broadband telecommunications.

 

Speaking on the sideline of the signing ceremony, Indosat Ooredoo CEO Alexander Rusli said the new satellite would greatly help broadband penetration³ among the society in Indonesia.

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