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Indonesia's Chinese satellite: farm help or spying eye?

Summary by Asia Times
On August 5, a rocket lifted off from the coast of China carrying a new satellite that Indonesia now calls Lampung-1. Named after a province on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the satellite will help the province monitor its farms, coasts and land from space. This may sound like a small local story. But it […] The post Indonesia’s Chinese satellite: farm help or spying eye? appeared first on Asia Times.

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Indonesia's Chinese satellite: farm help or spying eye?

On August 5, a rocket lifted off from the coast of China carrying a new satellite that Indonesia now calls Lampung-1. Named after a province on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the satellite will help the province monitor its farms, coasts and land from space. This may sound like a small local story. But it […] The post Indonesia’s Chinese satellite: farm help or spying eye? appeared first on Asia Times.

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Asia Times broke the news in Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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