Stasiun Peluncuran Roket
| LAPAN Rocket Launching Station | |
|---|---|
Stasiun Peluncuran Roket Pameungpeuk | |
 | |
| Alternative names | Balai Produksi dan Pengujian Roket LAPAN |
| General information | |
| Status | Active |
| Location | Cilautereun, Pameungpeuk, Garut, West Java |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 7°38′48″S 107°41′20″E / 7.646643°S 107.689018°E |
| Opened | August 1965 |
| Owner | LAPAN Government of Indonesia |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Hideo Itokawa |
| Website | |
| https://tekgan.lapan.go.id/ | |
Stasiun Peluncuran Roket or Staspro (literally "Rocket Launching Station") is a
sounding rockets.[1]
The facility was built from 1963 through cooperation between Indonesia and Japan, as the station was designed by Hideo Itokawa with the aim to support high-atmospheric research using Kappa-8 rockets.[citation needed] The first Kappa launch from Pameungpeuk took place on 7 August 1965. Today the site comprises a Motor Assembly building, a Launch Control Center, a Meteorological Sounding System building, a Rocket Motor Storage hangar and a dormitory.
The site has launched numerous
Roket Pengorbit Satelit (literally "Satellite Orbiting Rocket"). The agency's goal is to reach orbit
with indigenous rockets and satellites.
See also
- List of human spaceflights
- Launch pad
- Office of Commercial Space Transportation (United States)
- Range safety
References
- ^ Roosyana, Rommy (3 January 2016). "Mengintip Tanjung Kennedy Indonesia di selatan Jawa Barat" [Discover the Indonesian "Cape Kennedy" in South West Java]. Beritagar (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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