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LAPAN A5 [LAPAN]
LAPAN A5 is an experimental indonesian microsatellite for Earth observation featuring an L-Band SAR. It is a joint project between the Indonesian LAPAN and Chiba University, Japan.
LAPAN will build the satellite bus. The ~100 kg satellite features a bus with the dimension of 60 cm × 60 cm × 80 cm.
The Earth observation payload consists of an L-Band SAR with a ground resolution of 30 meters and a swath width of 100 km. The SAR antenna measures deployed 70 cm × 450 cm. The SAR will be developed by Chiba Universitys Josaphat Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory (JMRSL) at the Center for Environmental Remote Sensing.
| Nation: | Indonesia |
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| Type / Application: | Communication, earth observation |
| Operator: | LAPAN |
| Contractors: | LAPAN (bus); Chiba University (payload) |
| Equipment: | L-band SAR |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | ~100 kg |
| Orbit: | 650 km × 650 km, 97.6° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| LAPAN A5 | - | 20xx | with ? |
References:
- Defense Studies: , 8 September 2017
- Spacetech Asia: Indonesia, Japan to develop worlds first microsatellite with SAR, 11 September 2017
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