MEASAT-3

MEASAT-3

Artist's impression of MEASAT-3 orbiting over Malaysia
Mission type Communications
Operator MEASAT
COSPAR ID 2006-056A
SATCAT № 29648
Mission duration 15 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus BSS-601
Manufacturer Boeing
Launch mass 4,765 kilograms (10,505 lb)
BOL mass 3,220 kilograms (7,100 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date 11 December 2006, 23:28:43 UTC
Rocket Proton-M/Briz-M
Launch site Baikonur 200/39
Contractor International Launch Services
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Geostationary
Longitude 91.5° east
Perigee 35,787 kilometres (22,237 mi)
Apogee 35,796 kilometres (22,243 mi)
Inclination 0.05 degrees
Period 23.93 hours
Epoch 28 October 2013, 21:08:19 UTC
Transponders
Band 24 C-band
24 Ku-band

MEASAT-3 is a Malaysian communications satellite which was successfully launched on 11 December 2006 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.[1]

In March 2003, MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. of Malaysia ordered a Boeing 601HP satellite, giving it the designation MEASAT-3 at that time. MEASAT-3 joined the existing Boeing-built MEASAT-1 and MEASAT-2 spacecraft in the Malaysia-East Asia Satellite (MEASAT) system.

International Launch Services (ILS) was contracted as the launch provider. Boeing was specified to also provide an upgrade to the MEASAT ground facilities in Malaysia, as well as training and launch support services.

MEASAT-3 was by International Launch Services using a Proton-M rocket with a Briz-M upper stage. The upper stage made five burns to place MEASAT-3 into a geostationary transfer orbit. After circularisation and testing, the satellite entered commercial service on January 25, 2007, in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 91.5 degrees East where it is co-located with MEASAT-1. The C band and Ku band now covers geographically remote areas such as Sabah, Sarawak, and North India and expands the MEASAT fleet's coverage to more than 100 countries embracing Australia, Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa.

Transponders

C BAND TRANSPONDERS
EIRP (dBW) 41 (Global beam), 45 (Asia beam)
G/T (dB/K) +0.5 (Global beam), +2.8 (Asia beam)
TWTA power 65 Watts
Transponder bandwidth 24x36 MHz
Channel polarization Linear
Frequency band Uplink: 5,925-6,725 MHz
Downlink: 3,400-4,200 MHz
Ku BAND TRANSPONDERS
EIRP (dBW) 57 (Maximum)
G/T (dB/K) +14 (Maximum)
TWTA power 120 Watts
Transponder bandwidth 24x36 MHz
Channel polarization Linear
Frequency band Uplink: 13.75-14.5 GHz
Downlink: 10.95-12.75 GHz

References

  1. "Proton M/Breeze M-MEASAT-3". International Launch Services. Retrieved 2009-07-02.

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