THALES ALENIA SPACE AND TELKOM INDONESIA TO BUILD HTS 113BT TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE TO PROVIDE MORE CAPACITY OVER INDONESIA28 OCT 2021Thales Alenia Space announced that it has signed a contract with the leading satellite service provider in Indonesia, PT Telkom Satelit Indonesia (Telkomsat) as subsidiary of PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telkom) a state-owned digital telecommunication company in Indonesia, to build HTS 113BT, a new High Throughput Satellite telecommunications satellite in C-band/Ku-Band from its orbital position at 113° East.Thales Alenia Space is the program prime contractor and responsible for the design, construction, testing and on-ground delivery of the satellite. It is also in charge of the early orbital positioning phase (LEOP) and in-orbit tests (IOT). In addition, Thales Alenia Space will supply the Ground control segment and will train and support the Customer team of engineers on site. The in-orbit support will also be provided all along the satellite lifetime.Built on Thales Alenia Space's historical Spacebus 4000B2 platform, HTS 113BT will provide more than 32 Gbps capacity over Indonesia. The satellite will weigh about 4 metric tons at launch and will be delivered early 2024 for a 15-year expected lifetime.[...]
HTS-113BTLaunch TimeNET June, 2024
Indonesian #telecommunications satellite Telkomsat HTS 113BT left the port of Nice on January 9 and is heading to Florida's Port Canaveral by sea. Check-out these stunning images of the #satellite being loaded inside its container in our clean rooms of Cannes end of last year.
As previously reported, Telkom stated its readiness to launch the satellite again in mid-February 2024.
LC-39A will be occupied by IM-1 launch campaign, so launch will very likely be from SLC-40.
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated January 15:Quote<snip>A Falcon 9 will launch the Telkomsat communications satellite for Indonesia from pad 40 on mid-February TBD.
<snip>A Falcon 9 will launch the Telkomsat communications satellite for Indonesia from pad 40 on mid-February TBD.
Cargo vessel MN Colibri is due to arrive at Port Canaveral tomorrow evening carrying the HTS-113BT satellite for launch atop a Falcon 9 as soon as February..
MN Colibri arrived at Port Canaveral just before dawn this morning to deliver the HTS-113BT satellite.Launching atop a Falcon 9 NET February!http://nsf.live/spacecoast
MN Colibri docked at NCB-1A at Port Canaveral discharging the HTS-113BT satellite that will launch onboard a Falcon 9 next month. This vessel is one of the only few vessels that use the Ro-ro ramp at NCB-1A at the port currently. #portcanaveral #space
🛰️ SATELLITE ARRIVES AT PORT CANAVERAL 🚀 Special arrival for a satellite built by Thales Alenia Space. The satellite was carefully offloaded from the Ro-Ro cargo vessel MN Colibri and trucked to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, scheduled to launch in the coming weeks. The satellite, “Telkomsat HTS 113BT” was built for PT Telkom Satelit Indonesia (Telkomsat), one of the leading satellite service providers in Indonesia and will be used to enhance communications across Indonesia. 🌐 #SatelliteLaunch #SpaceTech @Thales_Alenia_S . .
Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests 30 days of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”),1 commencing February 20, 2024, to use its Hagerstown, Maryland C-band earth station to provide launch and early orbit phase (“LEOP”) services for the HTS-113BT satellite.2 HTS-113BT is expected to launch no earlier than February 20, 2024.3 Intelsat expects the LEOP period to last approximately 14 days.
https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1753851772781625789QuoteJust Read the Instructions droneship has wrapped a month-long visit to a shipyard and is heading home to Florida. Doug is towing.
Just Read the Instructions droneship has wrapped a month-long visit to a shipyard and is heading home to Florida. Doug is towing.
0006-EX-ST-2024 Mission 1794Launching East from Florida, maybe from 39A? [Launch] NET February 9ASDS North 28 27 27 West 73 58 51
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide; updated February 8 after PACE launch; my bold:QuoteThe next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Intuitive Machines & NASA IM-1 Nova-C commercial lunar lander from pad 39A on February 14 at 12:57 a.m. EST. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch the USSF-124 mission for the U.S. Space Force from pad 40 on February 14 in the late afternoon to evening EST. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch the Telkomsat communications satellite for Indonesia from pad 40 on February 20. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the next crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station, Crew-8, from pad 39A on late February at the earliest, around 12-1 a.m. EST. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Intuitive Machines & NASA IM-1 Nova-C commercial lunar lander from pad 39A on February 14 at 12:57 a.m. EST. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch the USSF-124 mission for the U.S. Space Force from pad 40 on February 14 in the late afternoon to evening EST. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch the Telkomsat communications satellite for Indonesia from pad 40 on February 20. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the next crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station, Crew-8, from pad 39A on late February at the earliest, around 12-1 a.m. EST. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.
141000Z FEB 24NAVAREA IV 165/24(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 191753Z TO 192226Z FEB, ALTERNATE 1753Z TO 2226Z DAILY 20 THRU 23 FEB, 1803Z TO 2236Z DAILY 24 AND 25 FEB IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-39.01N 080-37.69W, 28-40.00N 080-12.00W, 28-32.00N 080-10.00W, 28-31.14N 080-33.35W. B. 28-19.00N 074-43.00W, 28-44.00N 074-43.00W, 28-41.00N 072-17.00W, 28-33.00N 071-56.00W, 28-14.00N 072-00.00W, 28-06.00N 072-22.00W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 252336Z FEB 24.//
141822Z FEB 24NAVAREA IV 167/24(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 202011Z TO 202244Z FEB, ALTERNATE 1753Z TO 2226Z DAILY 21 THRU 23, 1803Z TO 2236Z DAILY 24 AND 25 AND 261803Z TO 262124Z FEB IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-39.01N 080-37.69W, 28-40.00N 080-12.00W, 28-32.00N 080-10.00W, 28-31.14N 080-33.35W. B. 28-19.00N 074-43.00W, 28-44.00N 074-43.00W, 28-41.00N 072-17.00W, 28-33.00N 071-56.00W, 28-14.00N 072-00.00W, 28-06.00N 072-22.00W.2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 165/24.3. CANCEL THIS MSG 262224Z FEB 24.
A cancel-and-replace NGA Rocket Launching notice.
SPACE X TELKOMSAT-113BT CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, FLPRIMARY: 02/20/24 2011Z-2244ZBACKUP: 02/21/24 1753Z-2226Z 02/22/24 1753Z-2226Z 02/23/24 1753Z-2226Z