| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Measat 2 (Malaysia East Asia Sat 2) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Malaysia |
| Operator/Owner | MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 148.00 |
| Perigee (km) | 35782 |
| Apogee (km) | 35791 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001067451045509 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 1.09 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.12 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 1450 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 650 |
| Power (watts) | 1,200 (BOL) |
| Date of Launch | 14-11-1996 |
| Expected Lifetime | 11.5 yrs. |
| Contractor | Boeing Satellite Systems |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 44L |
| COSPAR Number | 1996-063B |
| NORAD Number | 24653 |
| Comments | Brought back from retirement 9/11, highly inclined. Digital video and audio broadcasting, international and domestic VSAT and telecommunication services as well as high-speed Internet access; 6 C-band, 9 Ku-band; Malaysia and neighboring countries. |