Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with PT Telkom Satelit Indonesia (Telkomsat) as subsidiary of PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telkom), a state-owned digital telecommunication company in Indonesia, to build the HTS 113BT satellite.
This will be a High Throughput Satellite (HTS) telecommunications satellite in C-/Ku-band and will be slotted in an orbital position at 113° East.
Thales Alenia Space is the program prime and responsible for the design, construction, testing and on-ground delivery of the satellite. The company is also in charge of the early orbital positioning phase (LEOP) and in-orbit tests (IOT).
In addition, Thales Alenia Space will supply the Ground control segment and will train and support the Customer team of engineers on site. The on-orbit support will also be provided all along the satellite lifetime.
Built on Thales Alenia Space’s Spacebus 4000B2 platform, HTS 113BT will provide more than 32 Gbps capacity over Indonesia. The satellite will weigh about 4 metric tons at launch and will be delivered in early 2024 for a 15-year expected lifetime.
"After an open international tender conducted by Telkomsat, we are very pleased that Telkomsat has renewed its trust in working with us," said Hervé Derrey, President and CEO of Thales Alenia Space. "It's very fulfilling to be able to support our customer's business development after Telkom 3S. HTS 113BT is the fourth telecom program to serve the Indonesian satellite operators confirming that Thales Alenia Space is able to match its customers’ needs by offering a wide telecom satellites product range."
Endi Fitri Herlianto, CEO of Telkomsat, said, “HTS 113BT will strengthening connectivity infrastructure across Indonesia archipelago to support digital business by providing better quality of service for Indonesia society.”