A Falcon 9 rocket supporting the Telkomsat Merah Putih 2 mission launches from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Feb. 20, 2024. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now

2024 年 2 月 20 日，支持 Telkomsat Merah Putih 2 任务的猎鹰 9 号火箭从卡纳维拉尔角太空部队站的 40 号航天发射场发射。图片来源：Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now

Indonesia aims to increase broadband internet access across its country through the launch of its latest communications satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The Telkomsat HTS 113BT satellite, also referred to as Merah Putih 2, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 3:11 p.m. EST (2011 UTC).

印度尼西亚旨在通过 SpaceX Falcon 9 火箭发射最新的通信卫星，以增加全国范围内的宽带互联网接入。 Telkomsat HTS 113BT 卫星（也称为 Merah Putih 2）于下午 3 点 11 分从卡纳维拉尔角太空部队站升空。美国东部时间（2011 年世界标准时间）。

Despite some windy conditions, the Falcon 9 rocket was able to leap off the pad at the start of its two-hour launch window.

尽管有一些大风，猎鹰 9 号火箭还是能够在两小时的发射窗口开始时从发射台上跳下。

The Falcon 9 first stage booster that supported this mission, tail number B1067, made its 17th flight. Its previous launches included Crew-3, Crew-4 and a pair of Cargo Dragon spacecraft missions to the International Space Station. It also launched PSN Satria, another Indonesian communications satellite, in June 2023.

支持此次任务的猎鹰 9 号第一级助推器（尾号 B1067）已进行第 17 次飞行。其之前的发射包括 Crew-3、Crew-4 和两次前往国际空间站的货运龙飞船任务。它还于 2023 年 6 月发射了另一颗印度尼西亚通信卫星 PSN Satria。

About 8.5 minutes following liftoff, B1067 landed on the SpaceX droneship, ‘Just Read the Instructions.’ This was the first outing for JRTI since B1058 toppled over while returning to Port Canaveral in Florida in December. Tuesday’s mission marked the 72nd landing on JRTI and the 276th overall booster landing. This was also SpaceX’s 16th launch in 2024.

升空后约 8.5 分钟，B1067 降落在 SpaceX 无人机“只需阅读说明”上。这是自 B1058 去年 12 月返回佛罗里达州卡纳维拉尔港时翻倒以来 JRTI 的首次外出。周二的任务标志着 JRTI 的第 72 次着陆和助推器的第 276 次着陆。这也是 SpaceX 在 2024 年的第 16 次发射。

The Merah Putih 2 satellite successfully deployed from the Falcon 9 second stage more than 34 minutes into the flight.

Merah Putih 2 卫星在飞行 34 分钟多后从猎鹰 9 号第二级成功部署。

Expanding internet access

The satellite poised to launch on Tuesday was built by Thales Alenia Space based on its Spacebus 4000B2 platform. The company said the Merah Putih 2 satellite “will provide more than 32 Gbps capacity over Indonesia.”

扩大互联网接入 准备于周二发射的卫星是由 Thales Alenia Space 基于其 Spacebus 4000B2 平台建造的。该公司表示，Merah Putih 2 卫星“将为印度尼西亚提供超过 32 Gbps 的容量”。

It weighs about four metric tons and will operate at an orbital position of 113° East for 15 years. According to the publication Telecom Review, the contracted work was valued at 3.8 trillion INR ($242.8 million).

它重约四吨，将在东经113°的轨道位置运行15年。据《电信评论》杂志报道，合同工程价值 3.8 万亿印度卢比（2.428 亿美元）。

“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,” said Hervé Derrey, President and CEO of Thales Alenia Space in a 2021 statement.

“在 Telkom 3S 之后能够支持客户的业务发展是非常有成就感的。 HTS 113BT 是为印度尼西亚卫星运营商提供服务的第四个电信计划，证实泰雷兹阿莱尼亚航天公司能够通过提供广泛的电信卫星产品系列来满足客户的需求。”泰雷兹阿莱尼亚航天公司总裁兼首席执行官 Hervé Derrey 在 2021 年年度报告中表示陈述。

The Merah Putih 2, which translates to “red and white” in Indonesian, will be the second satellite that SpaceX will launch on behalf of Telkomsat. The first was the Merah Putih, which was formerly known as Telkom-4, which launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Aug. 7, 2018, from the Cape.

Merah Putih 2 在印度尼西亚语中翻译为“红色和白色”，将是 SpaceX 代表 Telkomsat 发射的第二颗卫星。第一个是 Merah Putih，以前称为 Telkom-4，于 2018 年 8 月 7 日搭乘猎鹰 9 号火箭从好望角发射升空。

That mission also marked the first preflight of a Falcon 9 Block 5 booster.

该任务也标志着 Falcon 9 Block 5 助推器的首次预飞。

Merah Putih 2 will be launched to a geosynchronous transfer orbit roughly 33 minutes after liftoff.

Merah Putih 2 将在升空后大约 33 分钟发射到地球同步转移轨道。