MEASAT-3
MEASAT-3 was successfully MEASAT-3 was launched on December 12, 2006, 7.35 am (Malaysian Time, GMT +8.00 HRS) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.[1]
In March 2003, MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. of Malaysia ordered a Boeing 601HP satellite, designated MEASAT-3. MEASAT-3 will join the existing Boeing-built MEASAT-1 and MEASAT-2 spacecraft in the Malaysia-East Asia Satellite (MEASAT) system.
International Launch Services (ILS) was contracted as the launch provider. Boeing will also provide an upgrade to the MEASAT ground facilities in Malaysia, as well as training and launch support services.
The MEASAT-3 was launched on board an ILS service vehicle Proton M/Breeze M with a five-burn to orbit sequence. It entered commercial service on January 25, 2007 at a geostationary orbit of 91.5 degrees East (co-located with MEASAT-1). The C band and Ku band now covers geographically remote areas such as Sabah, Sarawak, and North India and expands the MEASAT fleet's coverage to more than 100 countries embracing Australia, Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa.
MEASAT-3 transponders' specifications
| EIRP (dBW) | 41 (Global beam), 45 (Asia beam) |
| G/T (dB/K) | +0.5 (Global beam), +2.8 (Asia beam) |
| TWTA power | 65 Watts |
| Transponder bandwidth | 24x36 MHz |
| Channel polarization | Linear |
| Frequency band | Uplink: 5,925-6,725 MHz Downlink: 3,400-4,200 MHz |
| EIRP (dBW) | 57 (Maximum) |
| G/T (dB/K) | +14 (Maximum) |
| TWTA power | 120 Watts |
| Transponder bandwidth | 24x36 MHz |
| Channel polarization | Linear |
| Frequency band | Uplink: 13.75-14.5 GHz Downlink: 10.95-12.75 GHz |