LAPAN A3 [LAPAN]
Official name LAPAN A3
Alternative name LAPAN-A3
Cospar ID 2016-040E
Norad ID 41603
Launch date 2016-06-22
Launch site SRI
Launch vehicle PSLV-XL
Country/Organization Indonesia
Type application Communication, earth observation, traffic monitoring
Operator LAPAN, ORARI
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 94.43
Inclination (deg) 97.14
Perigee (km) 484
Apogee (km) 498
Eccentricity 0.0142566191446029
Mean motion (revs. per day) 15.2493910833422
Semi-Major axis (km) 6869.135
Raan (deg) 146.9461
Arg of perigee (deg) 228.6946
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 120
Height (m) 0.5
Width (m) 0.2
Depth (m) 0.5
Span (m^2) 0.5
Contractors LAPAN
Equipment voice repeater, AIS-receiver, APRS repeater, ADI, 3 band multi-spectral imaging camera
Propulsion None
Power Solar cells, batteries

LAPAN-ORARI (LAPAN A3) is a indonesian microsatellite for Earth observation (multi-spectral remote sensing) for land use, natural resource and environment monitoring.

The satellite structure and many subsystems are the same as in its sister satellite LAPAN A2.

The Earth observation payload consists of a Video camera (PAL RGB) for 80 km width coverage and a 3 band multi-spectral imaging camera with a ground resolution of 24 m and 154 km swath width. This satellite will also carry the ADI (Attitute Determination Instrument) star tracker. In addition to that, the satellite will carry AIS and APRS to support global maritime monitoring mission and worldwide radio amateur community.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
LAPAN A3 2016-040E 2016-06-22 SRI PSLV-XL with Cartosat 2C, SkySat 3, BIROS, M3MSat, GHGSat D, Flock-2p 1, ..., 12, SathyabamaSat, Swayam, BeeSat 4