MEASAT Global Berhad
(“MEASAT”) announced
the successful
launch of the
MEASAT-3b satellite.
The satellite
lifted-off on an
Ariane 5 ECA launch
vehicle from
European Space Port
in Kourou, French
Guiana at 6:05am MYT
(7:05pm GFT).
The launch was
witnessed by a group
of senior Malaysian
government and
private sector
officials, key
MEASAT business
partners and a group
of four Malaysian
secondary school
children from SMS
Sultan Mahmud Shah
secondary school.
The Malaysian Deputy
Minister of
Communication and
Multimedia, YB Dato’
Jailani Johari, who
witnessed the launch
lauded MEASAT’s
success. “MEASAT’s
successful
procurement and
launch of the
MEASAT-3b satellite
is a great
achievement for
MEASAT, for
Malaysia’s ICT
infrastructure, and
for the Malaysian
space industry. We
trust that MEASAT
will continue to
push the boundaries
of both business and
technology as they
look to become the
world’s leading
emerging market
satellite operator,“
he said.
“MEASAT is delighted
with the successful
launch of our
largest and most
advanced satellite
to date,” added YBhg.
Datuk Umar bin Haji
Abu, Chairman,
MEASAT Global Berhad.
“We thank the
Malaysian Ministry
of Communications
and Multimedia, and
the Malaysian
Communications and
Multimedia
Commission for their
active support,
without which this
project would not
have been possible.”
Over the next few
days, the MEASAT-3b
satellite will be
raised from a
geo-transfer orbit
into a geostationary
orbit at MEASAT’s
key 91.5°E video
neighborhood. The
satellite will then
undergo testing for
approximately one
(1) month, prior to
being brought into
commercial
operations. MEASAT-3b
will co-locate with
MEASAT-3 and MEASAT-3a
to form one of the
region’s most
powerful and robust
orbital locations.
The launch was
broadcasted live to
400 secondary school
student students who
attended an event
held in Malaysia’s
National Science
Center with
Government of
Malaysia officials,
business partners,
and MEASAT staff.
