MEASAT Global Berhad
(“MEASAT”) announced
today that the
launch of the
MEASAT-3b satellite
had been rescheduled
to September 2014.
MEASAT-3b will
remain in storage at
the European
Spaceport, Kourou,
French Guiana
awaiting launch.
MEASAT-3b had
previously been
scheduled for launch
on 6 June 2014 GFT
(7 June Kuala Lumpur
time). The launch
was postponed given
the availability of
the MEASAT-3b
co-passenger.
MEASAT-3b is
designed to provide
an additional 48
high powered Ku-band
transponders at the
91.5°E orbital slot
to expand
Direct-To-Home and
VSAT services across
Malaysia, India,
Indonesia and
Australia.
Co-located with
MEASAT-3 and MEASAT-3a,
the satellite will
more than double
MEASAT’s Ku-band
capacity at 91.5°E
creating one of the
region’s most
powerful and robust
orbital locations.
