CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX successfully launched the Satria-1 communications satellite on Sunday evening.
The satellite launched with a Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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The satellite belongs to the Indonesian government, and is being put into orbit as phase one of a two-part plan to improve internet quality in the country.
According to a report made by the International Trade Administration, the phase one satellite being launched on Sunday will provide improved internet quality to rural parts of Indonesia, and phase two will provide internet access for schools, defense and security administration, local government facilities and health facilities throughout the country.
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