Recent Activity
2025 renewed interest from BRIN with discussion of private Indonesian launcher partners and possible Chinese state cooperation; no construction commitments to date.
Investor Brief
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.
Ownership
Parent Entity
Regulatory Regime
Latitude Advantage
Launch Azimuth Range
Country
🇮🇩Indonesia
Region
Asia
Established
2,006
Launches / Year
0
Years Active
20
Strategic Position
-1.1810° S, 136.0830° E
Azimuth: Theoretical 30°–135° east-azimuth over Pacific; final overflight clearances with Pacific nations not yet negotiated
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
Future Milestones
- 2027
BRIN feasibility report due per 2025 Presidential review
- 2030
Earliest plausible first-launch target — contingent on construction start by 2027
About
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.
Key Features
Near-equatorial site at ~1.18°S — among the most favorable orbital launch latitudes globally
Pacific-facing position with broad east-azimuth overwater range
Originally proposed by LAPAN in 2006; multiple revivals since
Currently under BRIN (Indonesia's national research and innovation agency)
Long-horizon planning entry with persistent funding uncertainty
Rockets That Launch Here
Companies Operating Here
Orbit Types
Notable Launches
No launches to date — paper-stage facility
Suborbital sounding rocket tests conducted at adjacent LAPAN facilities historically