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Ahead of Telkom 3S Satellite launch: Telkom invites students from 3T regions to space adventure
Ahead of the launch of the Telkom 3S Satellite on Feb. 15, PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telkom) invited 250 students from four 3T regions (the frontier, outermost and remote regions), school students and orphans to the Cibinong Satellite Control Station in Bogor, West Java.
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Telkom’s Director of Network, IT & Solution, Abdus Somad Arief (right), and the senior general manager of the company’s Community Development Center, M. Sulthonul Arifin (left), pose for a picture after handing over Broadband Learning Center (BLC) and Pustaka Digital (PaDi) kits to SMP Keterampilan Negeri 9 Merauke, as the representative of aid recipients from the 3T regions (the frontier, outermost and remote regions) during the Young Indonesian Space Explorer study tour in Cibinong on Jan. 30. (-/-)
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span calibri="" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">Ahead of the launch of the Telkom 3S Satellite on Feb. 15, PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telkom) invited 250 students from four 3T regions (the frontier, outermost and remote regions), school students and orphans to the Cibinong Satellite Control Station in Bogor, West Java. During the study tour, dubbed “Jelajah Angkasa Anak Bangsa” (Young Indonesian Space Explorers), they learned more about the satellite.
“We’re using the concept of a study tour to educate these young people about Indonesian satellite technology,” said Abdus Somad Arief, Director of Network, IT & Solution.
The launch will mark Telkom Indonesia’s 40 years of work in managing and operating satellites. “For this program, we aim specifically at students living in the regions where our small ground or Earth terminals (SBK) are located, such as in Sabang, Merauke, Nunukan and Flores. They can learn about the impact the satellites have on the communication activities of the locals,” Abdus Somad Arief explained.
The participants comprised 32 students from four 3T regions, namely from SMAN I Sabang, SMP Keterampilan Negeri 9 Merauke, SMA 2 Nunukan, SMA 1 Soe Flores and 218 school students and orphans. Besides visiting the control center located at the Cibinong Satellite Control Station, they also got to experience a virtual trip from Earth to space using 360-degree virtual reality video and visited Dome Planetarium.
Telkom will launch the Telkom 3S Satellite on Feb. 15 (Indonesia time) from the Guiana Space Center, Kourou, French Guiana. “Up until now, all preparations are on schedule and, in this study tour, we also ask the participants to pray together so that the launch will be successful and the satellite reaches orbit without any problem. We also ask everyone to pray for a successful launch, as it will motivate us to give our best to the country and the people of Indonesia,” Abdus Somad Arief said.
