Measat orders Astrium satellite
Posted: Wed, Jun 8, 2011, 6:36 AM ET (1036 GMT)
Malaysian satellite operator Measat announced Tuesday it has ordered a new satellite from European satellite manufacturer EADS Astrium. Measat-3b will be a Eurostar E3000 model satellite weighing 5.8 tonnes at launch and carrying 48 Ku-band transponders. Measat will locate the satellite at 91.5 degrees east in GEO, co-located with two other satellites to provide communications services for India and East Asia. The satellite will be the largest in Measat's fleet when launched in late 2013.
Malaysian satellite operator Measat announced Tuesday it has ordered a new satellite from European satellite manufacturer EADS Astrium. Measat-3b will be a Eurostar E3000 model satellite weighing 5.8 tonnes at launch and carrying 48 Ku-band transponders. Measat will locate the satellite at 91.5 degrees east in GEO, co-located with two other satellites to provide communications services for India and East Asia. The satellite will be the largest in Measat's fleet when launched in late 2013.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
Roscosmos replaces cosmonaut on next Crew Dragon mission to ISS
Posted: Sat, Dec 6 9:45 AM ET (1445 GMT) |
|
news links
|
|
Sunday, December 7
Auria Welcomes Chris Hassett as Executive Vice President & General Manager of Commercial and Public Sector Business Unit
Auria Space — 12:33 pm ET (1733 GMT) Trusted Space Receives Strategic Growth Investment from Washington Harbour Partners
PR Newswire — 12:32 pm ET (1732 GMT) Northrop Grumman’s SMART Demo Program Delivers Two Solid Rocket Motors and Achieves Successful Firing in Under 12 Months
Northrop Grumman — 12:31 pm ET (1731 GMT) Will Trump destroy Nasa?
UnHerd — 12:31 pm ET (1731 GMT) ESA and GEOSAT Join Forces to Accelerate Space Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Innovation.
Geosat — 12:29 pm ET (1729 GMT) |
