MEASAT-3b
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| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | MEASAT Satellite Systems |
| COSPAR ID | 2014-054B |
| SATCAT no. | 40147 |
| Mission duration | Planned: 15 years, elapsed: 11 years, 3 months and 8 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. Archived from the original on 2017-10-03. 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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