Indonesia’s SATRIA-1 Satellite Provides Internet Access to Schools and Public Services
Indonesia’s SATRIA-1 satellite is providing internet access to tens of thousands of schools, health centers, village offices, and public service points across the country, showing that digital connectivity is becoming an increasingly important tool for development. In Indonesia, one of the world’s largest archipelagic countries, equal access to education, healthcare, public services, and economic opportunities is now closely linked not only to roads, ports, and electricity infrastructure, but also to digital infrastructure.
According to data from the Telecommunications and Information Accessibility Agency under Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, as of early June 2026, the SATRIA-1 satellite was providing internet access to 31,803 public service locations nationwide. Approximately 68 percent of these locations, or 21,718 sites, are schools. A significant number of these schools are located in Indonesia’s frontier, outermost, and underdeveloped regions, known as 3T areas.
The government is also expanding the role of SATRIA-1 to support priority national programs such as People’s Schools and the Red-and-White Village Cooperatives. In this way, schools, village institutions, and local communities can benefit more from reliable internet access in education, public services, and local development activities.
In a country like Indonesia, made up of thousands of islands, digital technology may not eliminate geographical barriers, but it has the potential to reduce long-standing inequalities in access to education, healthcare, information, public services, and markets.