29648 - MEASAT-3

MEASat 3 is a Malaysian geostationary communications spacecraft that was launched by a Proton-M rocket from Baikonur at 11:30 UT on 11 December 2006. The 4.9 tonne (with fuel), 10.8 kW craft carries 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders to provide direct-to-home reception of voice, video and internet services to about 100 countries between 50 degrees E and 150 degrees E, on either side of the equator after parking over 91.5 degrees E longitude.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2006-12-11
Launch Vehicle: Proton-M
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan