The ability of Indonesian students in mechatronic technologies-especially the world s proven robotic-in victory in some arena of international competition. Therefore, they will be involved in the design and manufacture of cargo rocket nano satellites. This was conveyed Hapsoro Tri Suryo Utomo, Director of Research and Community Service Directorate General of Higher Education Ministry of National Education, in a press conference on Rocket Competition Indonesia (Korindo) 2010.
This third Korindo held National Aeronautics and Space Agency (Lapan), Kemdiknas, Gadjah Mada University, and Bantul Regency Beach Pandansimo, Srandakan, Bantul, Yogyakarta. 26 to 28 June 2010. Aerospace Technology Deputy Soewarto Hardhienata Lapan said, in the design of nano satellites by college students, researchers Lapan will provide training and assistance.
Lapan alone are currently more focused on the design of micro satellite which weighs 10 kg to nearly 100 kg. The nano-sized satellites below 10 kg.
In designing education and training programs that nano satellites, Suryo expect the results have been achieved in 2014. This nano satellites, said Soewarto, can rode together micro satellite Lapan Lapan A-2 and A-3 (Lapan-ORARI) on India s rocket to be launched in 2014.
Contacted separately, head of Adi Sadewo Salatun Lapan said the twin satellite Lapan is on Sunday (20/06/2010) successfully launched a rocket to test components in Pamengpeuk multimisi, Banten. This launch suborbital altitude, a stage toward orbit.
In flight test, satellite signals Lapan-Indonesian Amateur Radio Organisation (ORARI) can be received by members ORARI located in Lampung and Bali. Korindo 2010 design competition held every year is a competition in the field of rocket design load for students in Indonesia, which aims to prepare the seeds in the field of aerospace technology, particularly rocketry.
This year s competition, said Endro Pitowarno, themed Homing Meteo payload, ie design and build the payload (cargo rocket) that is able to return or to targets that have been determined after separated from the rocket launcher. In this case they are required to design the propellers and control systems. Korindo 2010 will be followed by 53 teams from 38 participants who then selected to live 40 team. This competition consists of three stages of selection, namely the load functional test, flight test loads, and flight test data presentation.
For the first time, this competition will be witnessed by observers from the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF), from Japan and Malaysia. Korindo 2010 organized by the Ministry of National Education in cooperation with Lapan, University of Gadjah Mada, Bantul regency government, and institutions of the Air Force Academy
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