*Wahyudi Hasbi1
(1.Satellite Technology Center, Researc Organization for Aeronautics & Space, National Research & Innovation Agency, Indonesia)
Keywords:satellite, Natural disaster, Mitigation
Indonesia lies within the Ring of Fire, making the country highly prone to natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis. The National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) recorded a dramatically increasing trend in natural disasters, with more than 2,500 events and a total loss of at least 10 billion USD just in the year 2018 alone. Having developed its local satellite devel- opment capabilities and recognizing this as an urgent issue, the Organization Research for Aeronautics & Space (previously known as LAPAN), National Research & Innovation Agency (BRIN) has developed several small satellites for supporting mitigation during a disaster in Indonesia. The payload of those satellite consist of communication payload, optical payload including visible, NIR and also thermal infrared/bolometer sensor.
This presentation will describe the small satellite development in Indo esia, the result in disaster mitigation and potential research collaboration.