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Indonesia
Emerging space nation
A sourced snapshot of Indonesia's posture in space — capability, institutions, orbital assets, law and people. Every figure carries its primary source; gaps are shown honestly, never filled with invented data.
Open Indonesia in the interactive workspace →Capability tier
Emerging space nation
Launches to orbit from its own territory: noLaunch sites on record: 2Nationals who have flown: 0
Space agency
BRIN (incorporating LAPAN)
National space agency · established 1963 · two-source verified
Satellites (owner state)
19
Counted from the GCAT May 2026 snapshot. The interactive workspace shows a live CelesTrak figure, which uses different owner-attribution rules and will differ.
Source: GCAT · General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (J. McDowell) · May 2026 snapshot
Ground stations
Space budget
No published space budget indexed for this country.
National strategy
Rencana Induk Penyelenggaraan Keantariksaan 2016-2040 (Presidential Regulation No. 45 of 2017) (2017)
Presidential regulation establishing the 25-year national master plan for space activities, now implemented by BRIN with a spaceport at Biak as a flagship project.
International space law
| Instrument | Status |
|---|---|
| Outer Space Treaty 1967 | Ratified |
| Rescue Agreement 1968 | Ratified |
| Liability Convention 1972 | Ratified |
| Registration Convention 1975 | Ratified |
| Moon Agreement 1979 | Not a party |
| Artemis Accords 2020 | Not a signatory |
Source: Status of international agreements relating to activities in outer space (1 January 2026)
Launch sites
- Pameungpeuk Rocket Launch Station
- Biak Spaceport (planned)
Source: National launch site roster · ALL IN SPACE compilation
Astronauts
No nationals have flown in space on record.
Milestones
- 1963BRIN (incorporating LAPAN) established
- 1965First orbital launch from national soil
Notable missions and contributions
- Palapa satellite series (1976 onwards)
- LAPAN-A2/ORARI microsatellite
- Biak National Spaceport development