35362 - MEASAT-3A

MEASAT 3a, is a Malaysian geostationary communications satellite launched on a Zenit-3SLB rocket from Baikonur on 21 June 2009 at 21:50 UT. MEASAT 3a is in an orbital longitude of 91.5 degrees E. The satellite includes 12 C-band and 12 Ku-band transponders and provides telecommunications and video service to customers in the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, and Africa. MEASAT 3a provides direct-to-home programming to customers in Malaysia and Indonesia. The satellite has a design life of 15 years.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2009-06-21
Launch Vehicle: Zenit 3SLB
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan