Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Measat 3A (Malaysia East Asia Sat 3A) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Malaysia |
Operator/Owner |
MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
91.5 |
Perigee (km) |
35728 |
Apogee (km) |
35788 |
Eccentricity |
0.000712115457652867 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.04 |
Period (minutes) |
1434.6 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2417 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
21-06-2009 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Orbital Sciences Corp. |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Zenit 3SLB |
COSPAR Number |
2009-032A |
NORAD Number |
35362 |
Comments |
12 C-band, 12 Ku-band transponders, Asia-Pacific region, Middle East, and Africa. |