MEASAT 3A

Malaysia

Spacecraft n°:

Malaysian spacecraft n°: 4

Malaysia East Asia Sat 3A

Launch data:

Designation	35262 / 09032A
Launch date	21 Jun 2009 - 21:50 UT
Launch site	B, LC-45/1
Launch vehicle	Zenit-3SLB
Mission	Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on Jul 01.59:
Perigee / Apogee	35782 x 35792 km
Eccentricity	7.12E-04
Inclination	0.04 deg
Period	1436.13 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Orbital Sciences Corporation
Platform	Star-2
Operator	MEASAT Satellite Systems
Mass at launch	2366 (2417?) kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape	box
Dimension (m)
Solar array	two vanes of solar panels
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	~15 years

Location:

Begin	Position	Remarks
June 2009	91° E

Mission details:

MeaSAT 3A is a communications satellite, launched for MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn Bhd (previously called Binariang Satellite Systems Sdn Bhd) and manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation using their Star-2 platform.
The rollout video (courtesy of Roscosmos & YouTube).

Land Launch website gives the following planned orbital data for the third stage:

Burn 1:  MET =     08m 40s  to     11m 59s      Parking orbit injection      51.35 deg,    190 -    534 km
Burn 2:  MET =  1h 19m 09s  to  1h 24m 35s      Intermediate orbit           48.99 deg,    202 - 35,855 km
Burn 3:  MET =  6h 12m 05s  to  6h 14m 00s      Target orbit                 10.53 deg, 11,620 – 35,565 km
         MET =  6h 24m 50s                      Satellite separation from Blok DM-SLB

12 C-band, 12 Ku-band transponders, Asia-Pacific region, Middle East and Africa.
It will be operated from Cyberjaya, Malaysia.

Ref.: #7(JR612), #84a, #225(09.06), #226 - update: 2.11.09