Division Head of Human Relations for National Aeronautics and Space Institute (LAPAN), Elly Kuntjahyowati, said on Friday (3/7), LAPAN was successfully launched RX-420, which was the biggest rocket manufactured by LAPAN, and got its “Golden Data” status. All data parameter were recorded in the first ten seconds after it was launched from Cilauteuren Rocket Launching Station, the LAPAN test-fly installation, in Pameungpeuk-Garut.
Based on the Golden Data identifying the motor and rocket fuel was in a good condition, LAPAN could reconstruct the flying rocket performances with 5% error ratio. This launch was part of satellite launch rocket (RPS) production that was projected to fly in 2014. Before this launch, LAPAN had also successfully tested static RX-420 on 23 December 2008 in Tarogong, West Java, that produced 100 ton second power, as well as two 320 mm diameters rockets RX-320 on 2 July and 30 May 2009, in Pameungpeuk, Garut, West Java. Besides RX-420, two RX-100 were also tested to fly. It had 110 mm diameters, 30 kg launch weight, 1900 mm length.
Chief Engineer of RX-420, Lilis Maryani, said the test-flies were accomplished to find out the technical specifications before it would be applied to RPS with elevation angle of 700, maximum high of 53 km, radius of 101 km, and speed of 4.4 mach.
Minister of Research and Technology, Dr. Kusmayanto Kadiman, acknowledged that rocket technology is the high-ranked program of LAPAN in which the development proposed is only for the sake of peace or people’s welfare, such as the weather and focus point observation.
Besides Kusmayanto and Marzan A. Iskandar, Head of the Assessment and Implementation of Technology Agency (BPPT), this test-fly of the biggest LAPAN rocket was also attended by the representatives of Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI), Department of Defense, Indonesian National Army and State Police, Indonesian Aerospace (PT DI), and PT Bukaka.
Elly explained that RPS, which will be launched in the next 5 years by Indonesia, is designed of 4 levels, that are 3 levels of RX-420 and 1 level of RX-320. It is expected that the RX-420 can be a RPS booster which will be developed by LAPAN continually.
Chief Engineer of RX-420, Lilis Maryani, said the test-flies were accomplished to find out the technical specifications before it would be applied to RPS with elevation angle of 700, maximum high of 53 km, radius of 101 km, and speed of 4.4 mach.
Minister of Research and Technology, Dr. Kusmayanto Kadiman, acknowledged that rocket technology is the high-ranked program of LAPAN in which the development proposed is only for the sake of peace or people’s welfare, such as the weather and focus point observation.
Besides Kusmayanto and Marzan A. Iskandar, Head of the Assessment and Implementation of Technology Agency (BPPT), this test-fly of the biggest LAPAN rocket was also attended by the representatives of Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI), Department of Defense, Indonesian National Army and State Police, Indonesian Aerospace (PT DI), and PT Bukaka.
Elly explained that RPS, which will be launched in the next 5 years by Indonesia, is designed of 4 levels, that are 3 levels of RX-420 and 1 level of RX-320. It is expected that the RX-420 can be a RPS booster which will be developed by LAPAN continually.
