G-Space 1 at 71° E
also known as GS 1, Nusantara H-1A
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 71° EChannel line-up at 71° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 56372
- COSPAR number
- 2023-060C
- Operator
- PT Pasifik Satelite Nusantara (PSN)
- Manufacturer
- TBD
- Model
- TBD
- Launch
- 01 May 2023 from Cape Canaveral SFS on Falcon Heavy
- Launch mass
- 22 kg
- Dry mass
- 22 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15+ yrs.
- Orbit
- GEO
About G-Space 1
16U CubeSat by Gravity Space hosting several payloads for different customers including Earth observation, scientific experiments and bring-into-use (BIU) services at Ku, Ka and V/Q frequency bands. Nusantara H-1A is an Indonesian payload launched to retain the Ka- and Ku-band rights to a geostationary orbital slot reserved for a delayed communications satellite. Indonesia is going to retain the rights by the temporary use of small placeholder satellite, which will “bring into use†(BIU) the reserved frequencies for a time of three months, which will allow an extension of the deadline to start operations with the real communications satellite.