MEASAT-3b

MEASAT-3b
Mission type	Communication
Operator	MEASAT Satellite Systems
COSPAR ID	2014-054B
SATCAT no.	40147
Mission duration	Planned: 15 years, elapsed: 10 years, 1 month and 16 days
Spacecraft properties
Bus	Eurostar E3000
Manufacturer	Astrium; (now Airbus Defence and Space)
Launch mass	5,897 kilograms (13,001 lb)
Power	16,000 watts
Start of mission
Launch date	11 September 2014, 22:05 UTC
Rocket	Ariane 5 ECA VA218
Launch site	Kourou ELA-3
Contractor	Arianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	91.5°East
Slot	MEASAT 91.5°E
Perigee altitude	35,789.7 kilometres (22,238.7 mi)
Apogee altitude	35,798.4 kilometres (22,244.1 mi)
Inclination	0.0 degrees
Period	1436.1 minutes
Epoch	3 October 2017, 17:03:34 UTC
Transponders
Band	48 Ku band
Bandwidth	36 megahertz
Coverage area	Malaysia, Indonesia, South Asia and Australia
TWTA power	130 watts
EIRP	61 decibel-watts (Malaysia Beam), 56 decibel-watts (Indonesia Beam), 55.8 decibel-watts (South Asia Beam), 54.7 decibel-watts (Australia Beam)

MEASAT-3b is a communications satellite which MEASAT Satellite Systems operates in geosynchronous orbit at 91.5 degrees east longitude, co-located with MEASAT-3 and MEASAT-3a, with orbital period of 1436.1 minutes and orbital speed of ~3.08 km/s (~1.914 mi/s).^[1] It was built by Astrium (now Airbus Defence and Space), based on the Eurostar spacecraft platform, with an investment of approximately MYR1.25bn ($370m), and the 5th MEASAT satellite in orbit.^[2] Its weigh 5,897 kilograms at liftoff and is 6.6 by 2.8 by 2.3 meters in dimensions in its stowed config and spanned across 39.4m in orbit.^[3]^[4] It is three-axis stabilized and has 48 Ku band transponder, more than double the current Ku-band capacity operated by MEASAT, which are used for the expansion of video and data services and enhances support to Asia's premium direct-to-home (DTH) and video distribution neighbourhood across Malaysia, South Asia (India), Indonesia and Australia, serving more than 18 million households. It has been designed to support a fourth market.^[5] Australian satellite operator NewSat Ltd. (now part of SpeedCast Australia Pty Limited) announced in February 2012, that an undisclosed number of Ku-band transponders will be leases and marketed as Jabiru 2. Its mission duration lasted more than 15 years. MEASAT-3b technical frequency EIRP test are available in LyngSat website.^[6]

Launch

It was launched on 12 September 2014, 06:05 MYT from Centre Spatial Guyanais (Guiana Space Center) at Kourou in French Guiana at ELA-3 launch site, aboard the Ariane 5 ECA rocket. The launch was announced in national news article and television few hours later after successful launch.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10] It reached orbital epoch on 3 October 2017, 17:03:34 UTC.^[11]

References

^ "Technical details for satellite MEASAT 3B". N2YO.com - Real Time Satellite Tracking and Predictions. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
^ "MEASAT-3b Communication Satellite". Aerospace Technology. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
^ "Measat-3b (Jabiru 2) – Spacecraft & Satellites". spaceflight101.com. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
^ "Lanzamiento de la misión VA218 del Ariane 5 (Measat-3b y OPTUS 10) | Astronáutica | Eureka". Eureka (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-10-03.
^ "MEASAT 3b (Jabiru 2)". space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
^ "Measat 3b at 91.5°E - LyngSat". www.lyngsat.com. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
^ Tariq, Qishin (2014-09-12). "Malaysia's Measat-3b satellite successfully launched into space - Nation | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
^ Ten, Marilyn (2014-09-12). "Measat-3b satellite successfully launched". BorneoPost Online | Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
^ Astro Awani (2014-09-11), Measat - 3B dilancarkan, retrieved 2017-10-03
^ beritanasionalrtm rasmi (2014-09-12), PELACARAN MEASAT 3b [12 Sept 2014], retrieved 2017-10-03
^ "Track MEASAT-3B at 91.4°E and view detailed satellite position data". www.satellite-calculations.com. Retrieved 2017-10-03.

External links

MEASAT official site

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[1] "Technical details for satellite MEASAT 3B". N2YO.com - Real Time Satellite Tracking and Predictions. Retrieved 2017-10-03.

[2] "MEASAT-3b Communication Satellite". Aerospace Technology. Retrieved 2017-10-03.

[3] "Measat-3b (Jabiru 2) – Spacecraft & Satellites". spaceflight101.com. Retrieved 2017-10-03.

[4] "Lanzamiento de la misión VA218 del Ariane 5 (Measat-3b y OPTUS 10) | Astronáutica | Eureka". Eureka (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-10-03.

[5] "MEASAT 3b (Jabiru 2)". space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 2017-10-03.

[6] "Measat 3b at 91.5°E - LyngSat". www.lyngsat.com. Retrieved 2017-10-03.

[7] Tariq, Qishin (2014-09-12). "Malaysia's Measat-3b satellite successfully launched into space - Nation | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2017-10-03.

[8] Ten, Marilyn (2014-09-12). "Measat-3b satellite successfully launched". BorneoPost Online | Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News. Retrieved 2017-10-03.

[9] Astro Awani (2014-09-11), Measat - 3B dilancarkan, retrieved 2017-10-03

[10] ritanasionalrtm rasmi (2014-09-12), PELACARAN MEASAT 3b [12 Sept 2014], retrieved 2017-10-03

[11] "Track MEASAT-3B at 91.4°E and view detailed satellite position data". www.satellite-calculations.com. Retrieved 2017-10-03.

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