Indonesia's SATRIA-1 satellite launched to improve internet connectivity.

Indonesia's Satria-1 broadband satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space, has deployed its solar panels after launching on a SpaceX Falcon 9 to geosynchronous transfer orbit. It will take about five months to reach its 146 degrees East orbital slot via onboard electric propulsion. Once it reaches its geostationary orbital slot late this year, it will provide around 150 gigabits per second of capacity across the thousands of islands in the Indonesian archipelago and surrounding areas by early 2024. The $545 million satellite is operated by PT Satelit Nusantara Tiga under a public-private partnership with the country's government.