The Launch Of The Nusantara Lima Satellite Is Postponed Again Due To The Weather

The appearance of the Nusantara Lima Satellite with SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket (photo: Screenshot of PSN YouTube)

JAKARTA - After experiencing the first delay due to the weather, the Nusantara Lima Satellite (N5) until this morning, Wednesday, September 10, still had to be postponed for the same reason.

The satellite was originally scheduled to launch on September 9, 2025 at 20.01 local time or September 10, 2025 at 07.01 WIB in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. But unfortunately, due to weather constraints, the launch of N5 delayed to 20.46 Orlando time (07.46 WIB).

Because the weather had not improved, the launch of the Nusantara Lima Satellite was finally postponed again. However, information regarding the launch hours is still unknown.

The Nusantara Lima satellite uses SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from the United States. After arriving at orbit 113 degrees East Longitude, Nusantara Lima will circle the earth for more than 15 years.

The Nusantara Lima satellite has the largest capacity of more than 160 Gbps in Asia with 101 Ka-band beam spots, making it a satellite with Very High Throughput Satellite (VHTS) technology.

With this very large capacity, N5 is ready to provide faster, wider and even internet access from Banda Aceh to Papua, from big cities to small islands.

Even more interestingly, the reach of Nusantara Lima does not stop in Indonesia alone. Neighboring countries including the Philippines and Malaysia will also be connected to the same signal.

To support the operation of this satellite, PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) has prepared 7 earth stations spread throughout Indonesia, ranging from Cikarang, Banjarmasin, Aceh, Bengkulu, Gresik, Kupang, to Tarakan.

The presence of this infrastructure is intended so that the Nusantara Lima service can really reach the Disadvantaged, Frontier, and Outermost (3T) areas.