Launched at 3:50 a.m. Baikonur time (5:50 a.m. KL time), the satellite is currently being lifted into orbit aboard the LandLaunch Zenit-3SLB launch vehicle. After the completion of the mission, the satellite will be separated from the launch vehicle and then acquired by control centers at the Orbital Sciences facility in Dulles, USA, and at the MEASAT Teleport and Broadcast Center, CyberJaya, Malaysia. After extensive in-orbit testing, the satellite is planned to be commissioned and into commercial operations by the end July 2009. MEASAT-3a, formerly known as MEASAT has been designed to expand capacity at MEASAT’s key 91.5 degrees East orbital location by 50 percent. With a 15 year mission, the satellite will provide an additional 24 transponders to the 48 transponders already provided by MEASAT-3. The new satellite has been designed to support the continued profitable growth of the Company’s DTH, broadcasting and telecommunications services.
Satnews Daily
June 21st, 2009
Landlaunch Successfully Lifts-Off MEASAT-3a To Super Slot
Launched at 3:50 a.m. Baikonur time (5:50 a.m. KL time), the satellite is currently being lifted into orbit aboard the LandLaunch Zenit-3SLB launch vehicle. After the completion of the mission, the satellite will be separated from the launch vehicle and then acquired by control centers at the Orbital Sciences facility in Dulles, USA, and at the MEASAT Teleport and Broadcast Center, CyberJaya, Malaysia. After extensive in-orbit testing, the satellite is planned to be commissioned and into commercial operations by the end July 2009. MEASAT-3a, formerly known as MEASAT has been designed to expand capacity at MEASAT’s key 91.5 degrees East orbital location by 50 percent. With a 15 year mission, the satellite will provide an additional 24 transponders to the 48 transponders already provided by MEASAT-3. The new satellite has been designed to support the continued profitable growth of the Company’s DTH, broadcasting and telecommunications services.