Indonesian Spaceport Development: Defense and Security Perspectives

ABSTRACT

This article discusses the development of an Indonesian spaceport on Biak Island from defense and security perspectives. Biak Island has a competitive geographic advantage, being close to the equator, and serving as an optimal launch site for spacecraft heading to Geostationary Earth Orbit. Additionally, Biak Island is in the eastern region, directly facing the Pacific Ocean. It serves as a gateway, facilitating direct interaction with neighboring states, giving it strategic value for national sovereignty. Using concepts of national defense and security, and the spaceport as a strategic national area, primary and secondary data related to the spaceport are discussed using qualitative methods. The development of the Indonesian spaceport on Biak Island from the perspectives of security and defense are expected to be an infrastructure that will support strategic defense, contributing to the security defense of the eastern Indonesian border region and upholding the sovereignty of the Republic of Indonesia.

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