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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.

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Capability tier

Emerging space nation

Launches to orbit from its own territory: noLaunch sites on record: 2Nationals who have flown: 0

Source: ALL IN SPACE capability ladder · see methodology

Space agency

BRIN (incorporating LAPAN)

National space agency · established 1963 · two-source verified

Source: UNOOSA · Worldwide Space Agencies directory

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.

Source: Published national space strategies and policies

International space law

InstrumentStatus
Outer Space Treaty 1967Ratified
Rescue Agreement 1968Ratified
Liability Convention 1972Ratified
Registration Convention 1975Ratified
Moon Agreement 1979Not a party
Artemis Accords 2020Not a signatory

Source: Status of international agreements relating to activities in outer space (1 January 2026)

Launch sites

  • Pameungpeuk Rocket Launch StationBRIN (Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional, formerly LAPAN) · Pameungpeuk, West Java · suborbital · since 1965
  • Biak Spaceport (planned)BRIN / Government of Indonesia · Biak Island, Papua · orbital 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