24653 - AFRICASAT-2 (MEASAT-2)

MEASAT 2 (Malaysia East Asia Satellite 2) was a geostationary communications satellite designed to provide 12 years of both direct-to-user television service in Malaysia and general communications services in the region from Malaysia to the Philippines and from Beijing to Indonesia. It was located at 148 degrees E.

Alternate Names

Malaysia East Asia Sat 2

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1996-11-13
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana
Mass: 886.0 kg