A few minutes after BRIsat successfully launched, Managing Director (CEO) BRI Asmawi Syam located at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, South America, immediately held a video conference with the Vice President (VP) Jusuf Kalla (JK), which was then in BRI Head office, Jakarta.
In the video conference witnessed by JK and live by one of the national private television, Asmawi expressed gratitude for BRIsat successfully launched. As previously known, BRIsat launch was delayed three times, before finally successfully launched on this day.
"I want to express gratitude to God Almighty, finally after three delays launch, thank God has slid BRIsat. At this time all gathered together to pray Praise to the Almighty," he said in a video conference with JK , at the Central Office BRI, Jakarta, Sunday (19/06/2016).
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| BRI Satellite Lauch |
But in the middle of the countdown, there was a red indicator, but it is not known what the indicator. Finally, the countdown stopped.
A few minutes to be checked by the Arianespace, until finally at 18:38, a 7-minute countdown re-done and was raced rocket into space.
BRI president Asmawi Syam, moved by the satellite carrier rocket BRIsat slide. Not only Asmawi, the satellite launch was also watched a number of invitations to attend.
BRI will be the first bank in the world to have a satellite.
Mission launch of 56 minutes until the satellite reached outer space. Then it takes about 10 days to get to orbit at 150.5 east longitude.