National Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space
Lembaga Penerbangan dan Antariksa Nasional
LAPAN logo
Agency overview
AbbreviationLAPAN
Formed27 November 1963; 60 years ago (1963-11-27)
Dissolved1 September 2021; 3 years ago (2021-09-01)
Superseding agencies
TypeSpace agency
HeadquartersRawamangun, Pulo Gadung, DKI Jakarta
AdministratorThomas Djamaluddin
Primary spaceportPamengpeuk Spaceport
Employees1,246 (2020)[1]
Annual budgetRp.792 billion (US$55 million) (2019)[2][3]
Websitewww.lapan.go.id

The National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (Indonesian: Lembaga Penerbangan dan Antariksa Nasional, LAPAN) was the Indonesian government's space agency. It was established on 27 November 1963, by former Indonesian president Sukarno, after one year's existence of a previous, informal space agency organization. LAPAN is responsible for long-term civilian and military aerospace research.

For over two decades, LAPAN managed satellites, including the domain-developed small scientific-technology satellite LAPAN-TUBsat and the Palapa series of telecommunication satellites, which were built by Hughes (now Boeing Satellite Systems) and launched from the US on Delta rockets, or from French Guiana using Ariane 4 and Ariane 5 rockets. LAPAN has also developed sounding rockets and has been trying to develop small orbital space launchers. The LAPAN A1, in 2007, and LAPAN A2, in 2015, satellites were launched by India.[4]

With the enactment of Presidential Decree No. 33/2021 on 5 May 2021, LAPAN is due to be disbanded along with government research agencies such as the Agency of Assessment and Application of Technology (Indonesian: Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi, BPPT), National Nuclear Energy Agency (Indonesian: Badan Tenaga Nuklir Nasional, BATAN), and Indonesian Institute of Sciences (Indonesian: Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia, LIPI). All of those agencies fused into newly formed National Research and Innovation Agency (Indonesian: Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional, BRIN).[5][6] As of September 2021, the disbandment process is still on process and expected to be finished on 1 January 2022.[7][8]

On 1 September 2021, LAPAN was finally dissolved as an independent agency and transformed into the space and aeronautics research organization of BRIN, signaling the beginning of the institutional integration of the former LAPAN into BRIN.[9]

  1. ^ "SDM LAPAN" (in Indonesian). LAPAN. 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "RUU APBN 2019" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Ministry of Finance. 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "DIPA LAPAN 2019" (PDF) (in Indonesian). PPID LAPAN. 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "Lapan A3 Satellite to be Launched in June". May 25, 2016.
  5. ^ Teresia, Ananda; Saleh, Fahrian (May 5, 2021). "Jokowi Teken Perpres 33/2021, Ini Tugas dan Fungsi BRIN". kumparan (in Indonesian). Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Jokowi Teken Perpres BRIN, LIPI BPPT Batan Lapan Dilebur". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  7. ^ BRIN (May 5, 2021). "Kepala BRIN Sampaikan Tiga Arah dan Tujuh Target Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional". BRIN (in Indonesian). Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  8. ^ Arlinta, Deonisia; Ramadhan, Aditya; Rachmawati, Evy (May 12, 2021). "Fungsi BRIN Mulai Berjalan Optimal Januari 2022". kompas.id. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  9. ^ Jemadu, Liberty (September 2, 2021). "Lapan, Batan, LIPI, dan BPPT Diintegrasikan ke BRIN, Sejumlah Pejabat Dirombak". suara.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved September 2, 2021.