Satellite-based space technology mastery and utilization in Indonesia has been the centre of attention not only in Indonesia but also in international scope. Internet-based health care is an effort to reduce difference and to give easy Telemedicine Health Care (telehealth) in order to stop or at least reduce mortality rate. Indonesia has already had the capability of space technology research and development. Telemedicine is spin off of space technology which is benefit for Indonesia’s human resources development. The purpose of this article is to (i) analyse the role of space technology in of telemedicine practice in Indonesia, (ii) identify the impact of telemedicine in Indonesia, and (iii) formulate the strategy of telemedicine practice in Indonesia. The method used in this article is descriptive qualitative by mapping, benchmarking, and SWOT. The results obtained are the identification of the role of national satellite technology for the development of telemedicine in Indonesia, and how telemedicine contributes to national development, so that strategies for implementing telemedicine can be formulated in Indonesia.

Keywords : Indonesia, Space Technology, Telemedicine.