MEASAT-3a

MEASAT-3a
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorMEASAT Satellite Systems
COSPAR ID2009-032A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.35362Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
BusSTAR-2
ManufacturerOSC
Start of mission
Launch date21 June 2009, 21:50 (2009-06-21UTC21:50Z) UTC
RocketZenit-3SLB
Launch siteBaikonur 45/1
ContractorLand Launch
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Longitude91.5° East

MEASAT-3a[1] is a communications satellite which MEASAT Satellite Systems intends to operate in geosynchronous orbit at 91.5 degrees East longitude. It was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, based on the STAR-2 spacecraft platform.[2]

  1. ^ "MEASAT-3a". MEASAT. Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  2. ^ "Current Mission: MEASAT-3a". Sea Launch. Archived from the original on August 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-20.