BRIN (National Research and Innovation Agency) / former LAPAN · Biak Island, Papua, Indonesia, Indonesia
Launch Pads
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Annual Launches
0
Max Payload (LEO)
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Established
2006
Biak Spaceport is a long-proposed equatorial launch facility on Biak Island in Indonesian Papua, first concepted by LAPAN in 2006 and revived multiple times under BRIN. Its near-equatorial position at ~1°S would give it a payload-to-GTO advantage comparable to Kourou, but successive funding shortfalls and political shifts have kept it in the planning stage for nearly two decades. Renewed 2025 interest pairs Indonesian sovereign-launch ambitions with potential foreign partnerships.
| Region | Asia |
| Country | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Coordinates | -1.1810° N, 136.0830° E |
| Ownership | Government |
| Parent Entity | BRIN (Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional) — Indonesian national research agency, absorbed LAPAN in 2021 |
| Regulatory Regime | Indonesian Aerospace Law (Law 21/2013); BRIN under Presidential Regulation. No active launch-licensing regime — would require new statute. |
| Latitude Advantage | 1.18°S — among the world's best equatorial latitudes; payload-to-GTO advantage roughly comparable to Kourou (5.2°N) and superior to all Chinese, Indian, or Japanese pads |
| Azimuth Range | Theoretical 30°–135° east-azimuth over Pacific; final overflight clearances with Pacific nations not yet negotiated |
Active Users
Strategic Value
Indonesia's primary equatorial-launch concept. If built, it would be Asia's only near-equatorial pad and Southeast Asia's only sovereign orbital site. Multiple revivals (2006, 2014, 2018, 2025) reflect persistent strategic interest balanced against capex commitment problems.
Recent Activity
2025 renewed interest from BRIN with discussion of private Indonesian launcher partners and possible Chinese state cooperation; no construction commitments to date.
2027
BRIN feasibility report due per 2025 Presidential review
2030
Earliest plausible first-launch target — contingent on construction start by 2027