Lapan Space Center
Encyclopedia
Lapan Space Center is a facility for rocket launch
es at Tjulitan, West Java
, Indonesia
at 6°16' S and 106°52' E. It is used for launching the RX-250-LPN
.
Rocket launch
A rocket launch is the takeoff phase of the flight of a rocket. Launches for orbital spaceflights, or launches into interplanetary space, are usually from a fixed location on the ground, but may also be from a floating platform such as the San Marco platform, or the Sea Launch launch...
es at Tjulitan, West Java
West Java
West Java , with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
at 6°16' S and 106°52' E. It is used for launching the RX-250-LPN
RX-250-LPN
-Technical data:*Apogee: 70 kilometres*Liftoff thrust: 52 kilonewtons*Total mass: 300 kilograms*Core diameter: 0.25 metres*Total length: 5.30 metres...
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External links
- RX-250-LPN, Encyclopedia AstronauticaEncyclopedia AstronauticaThe Encyclopedia Astronautica is a reference web site on space travel. A comprehensive catalog of vehicles, technology, astronauts, and flights, it includes information from most countries that have had an active rocket research program, from Robert Goddard to the NASA Space shuttle to the Soviet...