IndoStar-1

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Cakrawarta-1 (IndoStar-1)

Mission type	Communications
Operator	Media Citra Indostar
COSPAR ID	1997-071B
SATCAT no.	25050
Mission duration	7 years (planned) 7 years (expected) 11 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
Bus	STAR-1
Manufacturer	Orbital Sciences Corporation
Start of mission
Launch date	12 November 1997, 21:48 (1997-11-12UTC21:48Z) UTC[1]
Rocket	Ariane 44L H10-3 (V102)[1]
Launch site	Kourou ELA-2
Contractor	Arianespace
End of mission
Disposal	Decommissioned
Deactivated	Mid 2009
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Transponders
Band	S-band (5 active)[1]
Coverage area	Indonesia and parts of Southeast Asia

IndoStar-1, also known as Cakrawarta-1, was a communication satellite that was launched the evening of November 12, 1997 at 21:48 GMT aboard an Ariane 44L-3 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana. As the first direct broadcasting satellite (DBS) in Asia, IndoStar-1 would initiate a new communication service for Indonesian society such as direct-to-home television.