Engineering:MEASAT-3b

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MEASAT-3b
File:Measat-3bphoto.jpg
MEASAT-3b before launch.
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorMEASAT Satellite Systems (2014-present)
Trans Media (2016-present)
COSPAR ID2014-054B
SATCAT no.40147
Mission durationPlanned: 15 years, elapsed: 9 years, 10 months and 23 days
Spacecraft properties
BusEurostar E3000
ManufacturerAstrium
(now Airbus Defence and Space)
Launch mass5,897 kilograms (13,001 lb)
Power16,000 watts
Start of mission
Launch date11 September 2014, 22:05 (2014-09-11UTC22:05Z) UTC
RocketAriane 5 ECA VA218
Launch siteKourou ELA-3
ContractorArianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Longitude91.5°East
SlotMEASAT 91.5°E
Perigee altitude35,789.7 kilometres (22,238.7 mi)
Apogee altitude35,798.4 kilometres (22,244.1 mi)
Inclination0.0 degrees
Period1436.1 minutes
Epoch3 October 2017, 17:03:34 UTC
Transponders
Band48 Ku band
Bandwidth36 megahertz
Coverage areaMalaysia, Indonesia, South Asia and Australia
TWTA power130 watts
EIRP61 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 and Trans Media 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

  1. "Technical details for satellite MEASAT 3B". https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=40147. 
  2. "MEASAT-3b Communication Satellite". http://www.aerospace-technology.com/projects/measat-3b-communication-satellite/. 
  3. "Measat-3b (Jabiru 2) – Spacecraft & Satellites" (in en-US). http://spaceflight101.com/spacecraft/measat-3b-jabiru-2/. 
  4. "Lanzamiento de la misión VA218 del Ariane 5 (Measat-3b y OPTUS 10) | Astronáutica | Eureka" (in es-ES). Eureka. http://danielmarin.naukas.com/2014/09/13/lanzamiento-de-la-mision-va218-del-ariane-5-measat-3b-y-optus-10/. 
  5. "MEASAT 3b (Jabiru 2)". http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/measat-3b.htm. 
  6. "Measat 3b at 91.5°E - LyngSat". https://www.lyngsat.com/Measat-3b.html. 
  7. Tariq, Qishin (2014-09-12). "Malaysia's Measat-3b satellite successfully launched into space - Nation | The Star Online". http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2014/09/12/measat3b-satellite/. 
  8. Ten, Marilyn (2014-09-12). "Measat-3b satellite successfully launched" (in en-US). BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News. http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/09/13/measat-3b-satellite-successfully-launched/. 
  9. Astro Awani (2014-09-11), Measat - 3B dilancarkan, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh3XeIhhppc, retrieved 2017-10-03 
  10. beritanasionalrtm rasmi (2014-09-12), PELACARAN MEASAT 3b [12 Sept 2014], https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YKi-0-TMks, retrieved 2017-10-03 
  11. "Track MEASAT-3B at 91.4°E and view detailed satellite position data". http://www.satellite-calculations.com/Satellite/Catalog/catalogID.php?40147. 

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