The Research Organization for Aeronautics and Space ( id, Organisasi Riset Penerbangan dan Antariksa, ORPA) is one of Research Organizations under the umbrella of the

National Research and Innovation Agency The National Research and Innovation Agency ( id, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional, BRIN) is a cabinet-level government agency formed by the Indonesian government in 2019. Originally a new agency attached to the Ministry of Research and Technol ...

(, BRIN). It was founded on 1 September 2021 as transformation of

National Institute of Aeronautics and Space National Institute of Aeronautics and Space ( id, Lembaga Penerbangan dan Antariksa Nasional, LAPAN) was the Indonesian government space agency. It was established on November 27, 1963, by former Indonesian president Sukarno after one year's ...

(, LAPAN) after the liquidation of LAPAN into BRIN.

History

Founded on 1 September 2021 as ORPA (), ORPA was transformation of LAPAN after the liquidation of LAPAN into BRIN. As research organization of BRIN, as outlined in Article 175 and Article 176 of Chief of BRIN Decree No. 1/2021, every Research Organizations under BRIN are responsible and answered to Chief of BRIN. It also prescribed that the Research Organizations consisted with Head of Research Organizations, Centers, and Laboratories/Study Groups. For the transitional period, as in Article 210 of Chairman of BRIN Decree No. 1/2021 mandated, the structure of ORPA follows the preceding structure that already established during its time in LAPAN. Due to this, the temporary structure of ORPA largely follows the Chief of LAPAN Decree No. 1/2021. On 22 September 2021, ORPA constituting document, Chairman of BRIN Decree No. 5/2021, signed by

Laksana Tri Handoko Laksana Tri Handoko (born 7 May 1968, in Malang) is an Indonesian scientist and public official specializing in theoretical and particle physics. He formerly served as the deputy head of science and technology for the Indonesian Institute of Scie ...

and fully published on 8 October 2021. In the constituting document, it is revealed ORPA retained LAPAN old name. LAPAN acronym however, no longer translated as "", it just simply "LAPAN", preserving historical LAPAN name. Thus, the organization name become "ORPA-LAPAN". On 24 January 2022, part of ORPA-LAPAN, Atmospheric Sciences and Technology Center, transferred to

Research Organization for Earth Sciences and Maritime The Research Organization for Earth Sciences and Maritime ( id, Organisasi Riset Ilmu Pengetahuan Kebumian dan Maritim, ORIPKM) is one of Research Organizations under the umbrella of the National Research and Innovation Agency (, BRIN). It was f ...

. Aside of the transfer, ORPA-LAPAN structure also slimmed. The change effective from 1 February 2022 and finalized on 1 March 2022 by Chairman of BRIN Decree No. 5/2022. The organization name reverted again to ORPA and removing its "LAPAN" name thru Chairman of BRIN Decree No. 5/2022, backdated from 25 February 2022.

Structure

The current structure of ORPA is as follows: # Office of the Head of ORPA # Research Center for Space # Research Center for Aeronautics Technology # Research Center for Satellite Technology # Research Center for Rocket Technology # Research Center for Remote Sensing Technology #Research Groups

List of Heads

References

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