MEASAT 3b satellite

MEASAT 3b (Jabiru 2)

Malaysia

Spacecraft nº:

Malaysian spacecraft nº: 6

Launch data:

Designation	40147 / 14054B
Launch date	11 Sep 2014 - 22:05 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA-3
Launch vehicle	Ariane-5ECA
Mission	Communication
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	35774 x 35799 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	0.03 °
Period	1436.09 min

Measat 3B

Launched together with: Optus 10

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	EADS Astrium --> Airbus Defence and Space
Platform	Eurostar-3000
Operator	MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd.
Mass at launch	5897 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power	16 kW
Design lifetime	15 yrs

Description:

MEASAT 3B is a 13,000-pound (5,897-kilogram) geostationaysatellite taking a slot over the equator at 91.5 degrees east. Outfitted with 48 Ku-band transponders, Measat 3b will expand direct-to-home television services in Malaysia, Indonesia, India and Australia, serving more than 18 million households.
Australian operator NewSat Ltd. announced in February 2012, that an undisclosed number of Ku-band transponders will be marketed as Jabiru 2.

Mission details:

Ariane 5 flight VA218, vehicle 573, placed two communications satellites in geostationary transfer orbit on Sep 11, 2014. Measat 3b is a 5897 kg Airbus/Toulouse Eurostar 3000 satellite for Malaysia's Measat; part of the capacity is leased to NewSat (Melbourne) to be marketed as the Jabiru-2 payload.

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Ref.: #7(JR702), #14, #207, #228 - update: 15.01.15